GeoJSON Bounding Box
Compute the [west, south, east, north] bounding box enclosing every position in GeoJSON.
Description
Compute the [west, south, east, north] bounding box enclosing every position in GeoJSON.
GeoJSON Bounding Box: Compute the [west, south, east, north] bounding box enclosing every position in GeoJSON.
When to use GeoJSON Bounding Box
Use this GeoJSON operation to summarize valid geometry for display, indexing, or further spatial processing while retaining the original feature coordinates.
- GeoJSON
- GeoJSON geometry, feature or collection.
How GeoJSON Bounding Box works
Compute the [west, south, east, north] bounding box enclosing every position in GeoJSON. The tool evaluates the supplied inputs together and returns the named outputs below; it does not infer omitted operating conditions or change the units shown.1
- Bounding box
- [west, south, east, north] extents.
- West
- Minimum longitude.
- South
- Minimum latitude.
- East
- Maximum longitude.
- North
- Maximum latitude.
Limitations and assumptions
- GeoJSON uses longitude-latitude coordinates in WGS 84 and planar shortcuts can mis-handle the antimeridian, poles, holes, invalid rings, mixed geometries, and large extents. A vertex mean is not always a geometric or geodesic centroid.
- Use finite inputs in the displayed units and preserve more precision than the final presentation requires. Independently verify safety-critical, financial, compliance, or production decisions.
Alternative or Complementary approaches
Validate geometry, normalize longitude handling, and use a geospatial library with an appropriate projected or geodesic method for precision analysis.
References
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GeoJSON — Wikipedia contributors
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