ee.Geometry.Rectangle.containedIn

  • The containedIn method returns true if one geometry is contained within another.

  • The method is available on geometry objects and takes a right geometry, an optional maximum error tolerance, and an optional projection as arguments.

  • Examples are provided in both JavaScript and Python to demonstrate the usage of the containedIn method.

 Returns true if and only if one geometry is contained in the other.

UsageReturns
Rectangle.containedIn(right, maxError, proj)Boolean
ArgumentTypeDetails
this: leftGeometryThe geometry used as the left operand of the operation.
rightGeometryThe geometry used as the right operand of the operation.
maxErrorErrorMargin, default: nullThe maximum amount of error tolerated when performing any necessary reprojection.
projProjection, default: nullThe projection in which to perform the operation. If not specified, the operation will be performed in a spherical coordinate system, and linear distances will be in meters on the sphere.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// Define a Rectangle object.
var rectangle = ee.Geometry.Rectangle(-122.09, 37.42, -122.08, 37.43);

// Define other inputs.
var inputGeom = ee.Geometry.BBox(-122.085, 37.415, -122.075, 37.425);

// Apply the containedIn method to the Rectangle object.
var rectangleContainedIn = rectangle.containedIn({'right': inputGeom, 'maxError': 1});

// Print the result to the console.
print('rectangle.containedIn(...) =', rectangleContainedIn);

// Display relevant geometries on the map.
Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);
Map.addLayer(rectangle,
             {'color': 'black'},
             'Geometry [black]: rectangle');
Map.addLayer(inputGeom,
             {'color': 'blue'},
             'Parameter [blue]: inputGeom');

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 Rectangle object.
rectangle = ee.Geometry.Rectangle(-122.09, 37.42, -122.08, 37.43)

# Define other inputs.
input_geom = ee.Geometry.BBox(-122.085, 37.415, -122.075, 37.425)

# Apply the containedIn method to the Rectangle object.
rectangle_contained_in = rectangle.containedIn(right=input_geom, maxError=1)

# Print the result.
display('rectangle.containedIn(...) =', rectangle_contained_in)

# Display relevant geometries on the map.
m = geemap.Map()
m.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15)
m.add_layer(rectangle, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: rectangle')
m.add_layer(input_geom, {'color': 'blue'}, 'Parameter [blue]: input_geom')
m