ee.Geometry.Point.bounds

  • The bounds() method returns the bounding rectangle of a geometry.

  • This method takes optional maxError and proj arguments to specify the maximum allowed error during reprojection and the desired output projection.

  • The default output projection is EPSG:4326 if proj is not specified.

  • Example usage in JavaScript and Python demonstrates how to apply the bounds() method to a Point object and visualize the result.

 Returns the bounding rectangle of the geometry.

UsageReturns
Point.bounds(maxError, proj)Geometry
ArgumentTypeDetails
this: geometryGeometryReturn the bounding box of this geometry.
maxErrorErrorMargin, default: nullThe maximum amount of error tolerated when performing any necessary reprojection.
projProjection, default: nullIf specified, the result will be in this projection. Otherwise it will be in EPSG:4326.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// Define a Point object.
var point = ee.Geometry.Point(-122.082, 37.42);

// Apply the bounds method to the Point object.
var pointBounds = point.bounds();

// Print the result to the console.
print('point.bounds(...) =', pointBounds);

// Display relevant geometries on the map.
Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);
Map.addLayer(point,
             {'color': 'black'},
             'Geometry [black]: point');
Map.addLayer(pointBounds,
             {'color': 'red'},
             'Result [red]: point.bounds');

Python setup

See the Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using geemap for interactive development.

import ee
import geemap.core as geemap

Colab (Python)

# Define a Point object.
point = ee.Geometry.Point(-122.082, 37.42)

# Apply the bounds method to the Point object.
point_bounds = point.bounds()

# Print the result.
display('point.bounds(...) =', point_bounds)

# Display relevant geometries on the map.
m = geemap.Map()
m.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15)
m.add_layer(point, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: point')
m.add_layer(point_bounds, {'color': 'red'}, 'Result [red]: point.bounds')
m