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[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2024-06-05 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eReturns the bounding rectangle (Geometry) that encompasses the input geometry.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eAccepts optional \u003ccode\u003emaxError\u003c/code\u003e for reprojection tolerance and \u003ccode\u003eproj\u003c/code\u003e to specify the output projection (defaults to EPSG:4326).\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eCan be applied to any Geometry object to determine its outer boundaries.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["The `bounds()` method returns the bounding rectangle of a given geometry. It accepts optional `maxError` and `proj` arguments. `maxError` defines the tolerance for reprojection errors, while `proj` specifies the desired output projection; otherwise, EPSG:4326 is used. A `LineString` geometry's bounds are demonstrated in examples using JavaScript and Python code, displaying the input geometry and its resulting bounding box on a map.\n"],null,["# ee.Geometry.LineString.bounds\n\nReturns the bounding rectangle of the geometry.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Usage | Returns |\n|----------------------------------------------|----------|\n| LineString.bounds`(`*maxError* `, `*proj*`)` | Geometry |\n\n| Argument | Type | Details |\n|------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| this: `geometry` | Geometry | Return the bounding box of this geometry. |\n| `maxError` | ErrorMargin, default: null | The maximum amount of error tolerated when performing any necessary reprojection. |\n| `proj` | Projection, default: null | If specified, the result will be in this projection. Otherwise it will be in EPSG:4326. |\n\nExamples\n--------\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\n// Define a LineString object.\nvar lineString = ee.Geometry.LineString([[-122.09, 37.42], [-122.08, 37.43]]);\n\n// Apply the bounds method to the LineString object.\nvar lineStringBounds = lineString.bounds();\n\n// Print the result to the console.\nprint('lineString.bounds(...) =', lineStringBounds);\n\n// Display relevant geometries on the map.\nMap.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);\nMap.addLayer(lineString,\n {'color': 'black'},\n 'Geometry [black]: lineString');\nMap.addLayer(lineStringBounds,\n {'color': 'red'},\n 'Result [red]: lineString.bounds');\n```\nPython setup\n\nSee the [Python Environment](/earth-engine/guides/python_install) page for information on the Python API and using\n`geemap` for interactive development. \n\n```python\nimport ee\nimport geemap.core as geemap\n```\n\n### Colab (Python)\n\n```python\n# Define a LineString object.\nlinestring = ee.Geometry.LineString([[-122.09, 37.42], [-122.08, 37.43]])\n\n# Apply the bounds method to the LineString object.\nlinestring_bounds = linestring.bounds()\n\n# Print the result.\ndisplay('linestring.bounds(...) =', linestring_bounds)\n\n# Display relevant geometries on the map.\nm = geemap.Map()\nm.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15)\nm.add_layer(linestring, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: linestring')\nm.add_layer(\n linestring_bounds, {'color': 'red'}, 'Result [red]: linestring.bounds'\n)\nm\n```"]]