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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complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003etype()\u003c/code\u003e method returns the GeoJSON type of a geometry, specifically "MultiPoint" in this case.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt can be applied to a MultiPoint object to determine its type, which is returned as a string.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe usage is demonstrated with examples in both JavaScript and Python within the Google Earth Engine environment.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["The `type()` method, applicable to geometry objects like `MultiPoint`, returns the GeoJSON type as a string. For instance, applying `type()` to a defined `MultiPoint` object, such as `ee.Geometry.MultiPoint([[-122.082, 37.420], [-122.081, 37.426]])`, outputs \"MultiPoint\". The provided examples demonstrate the usage in JavaScript and Python, including defining a `MultiPoint`, using the `type()` method, printing the type, and displaying the geometry on a map.\n"],null,["# ee.Geometry.MultiPoint.type\n\nReturns the GeoJSON type of the geometry.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Usage | Returns |\n|---------------------|---------|\n| MultiPoint.type`()` | String |\n\n| Argument | Type | Details |\n|------------------|----------|---------|\n| this: `geometry` | Geometry | |\n\nExamples\n--------\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\n// Define a MultiPoint object.\nvar multiPoint = ee.Geometry.MultiPoint([[-122.082, 37.420], [-122.081, 37.426]]);\n\n// Apply the type method to the MultiPoint object.\nvar multiPointType = multiPoint.type();\n\n// Print the result to the console.\nprint('multiPoint.type(...) =', multiPointType);\n\n// Display relevant geometries on the map.\nMap.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);\nMap.addLayer(multiPoint,\n {'color': 'black'},\n 'Geometry [black]: multiPoint');\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 MultiPoint object.\nmultipoint = ee.Geometry.MultiPoint([[-122.082, 37.420], [-122.081, 37.426]])\n\n# Apply the type method to the MultiPoint object.\nmultipoint_type = multipoint.type()\n\n# Print the result.\ndisplay('multipoint.type(...) =', multipoint_type)\n\n# Display relevant geometries on the map.\nm = geemap.Map()\nm.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15)\nm.add_layer(multipoint, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: multipoint')\nm\n```"]]