@turf/bbox-polygon

What is @turf/bbox-polygon?

@turf/bbox-polygon is a module from the Turf.js library that allows you to create a Polygon feature from a bounding box (bbox). This is useful for geographic data manipulation and visualization, especially when you need to represent an area defined by a bounding box as a polygon.

What are @turf/bbox-polygon's main functionalities?

Create Polygon from Bounding Box

This feature allows you to create a Polygon feature from a bounding box. The bounding box is defined by an array of four numbers: [minX, minY, maxX, maxY]. The resulting polygon can be used in various geospatial analyses and visualizations.

const turf = require('@turf/bbox-polygon');
const bbox = [0, 0, 10, 10];
const polygon = turf(bbox);
console.log(JSON.stringify(polygon));

Other packages similar to @turf/bbox-polygon

geojson-bbox

The geojson-bbox package provides functionality to calculate the bounding box of a GeoJSON object. While it focuses on calculating the bbox from existing GeoJSON data, it does not create polygons from bboxes like @turf/bbox-polygon.

bbox

The bbox package is a lightweight utility for working with bounding boxes. It provides methods to create, manipulate, and query bounding boxes, but it does not offer the capability to convert a bbox directly into a polygon as @turf/bbox-polygon does.

geojson-utils

The geojson-utils package offers a variety of utilities for working with GeoJSON data, including calculating bounding boxes and other spatial operations. However, it does not specifically focus on converting bboxes to polygons like @turf/bbox-polygon.

README

@turf/bbox-polygon

bboxPolygon

Takes a bbox and returns an equivalent polygon.

Parameters

• bbox Array<number> extent in [minX, minY, maxX, maxY] order

Examples

var bbox = [0, 0, 10, 10];

var poly = turf.bboxPolygon(bbox);

//addToMap
var addToMap = [poly]

Returns Feature<Polygon> a Polygon representation of the bounding box

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This module is part of the Turfjs project, an open source module collection dedicated to geographic algorithms. It is maintained in the Turfjs/turf repository, where you can create PRs and issues.

Installation

Install this module individually:

$ npm install @turf/bbox-polygon

Or install the Turf module that includes it as a function:

$ npm install @turf/turf