@turf/center

What is @turf/center?

@turf/center is a module from the Turf.js library that calculates the center of a given GeoJSON feature or set of features. It is useful for geographic data analysis and visualization, allowing developers to easily find the central point of various geometries such as polygons, lines, and multi-point collections.

What are @turf/center's main functionalities?

Calculate Center of a Polygon

This feature calculates the center point of a polygon. The code sample demonstrates how to create a polygon and then find its center using the @turf/center package.

const turf = require('@turf/center');
const polygon = turf.polygon([[
  [-81, 41],
  [-81, 47],
  [-72, 47],
  [-72, 41],
  [-81, 41]
]]);
const center = turf(polygon);
console.log(center);

Calculate Center of a MultiPoint Collection

This feature calculates the center point of a collection of points (MultiPoint). The code sample shows how to create a MultiPoint collection and find its center using the @turf/center package.

const turf = require('@turf/center');
const multiPoint = turf.multiPoint([
  [-81, 41],
  [-81, 47],
  [-72, 47],
  [-72, 41]
]);
const center = turf(multiPoint);
console.log(center);

Calculate Center of a LineString

This feature calculates the center point of a LineString. The code sample demonstrates how to create a LineString and find its center using the @turf/center package.

const turf = require('@turf/center');
const lineString = turf.lineString([
  [-81, 41],
  [-81, 47],
  [-72, 47],
  [-72, 41]
]);
const center = turf(lineString);
console.log(center);

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README

@turf/center

center

Takes a Feature or FeatureCollection and returns the absolute center point of all features.

Parameters

• geojson GeoJSON GeoJSON to be centered
• properties Object an Object that is used as the Feature's properties (optional, default {})

Examples

var features = turf.featureCollection([
  turf.point( [-97.522259, 35.4691]),
  turf.point( [-97.502754, 35.463455]),
  turf.point( [-97.508269, 35.463245])
]);

var center = turf.center(features);

//addToMap
var addToMap = [features, center]
center.properties['marker-size'] = 'large';
center.properties['marker-color'] = '#000';

Returns Feature<Point> a Point feature at the absolute center point of all input features

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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/center

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

$ npm install @turf/turf