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geographic polygon calculation
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gistfile1.py
from geographiclib.geodesic import Geodesic
from geographiclib.polygonarea import PolygonArea
# Polygon for roof at http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=33.402285,-111.942715&zoom=20&size=300x300&maptype=satellite&sensor=false&path=color%3ared%7Cweight:1%7Cfillcolor%3awhite%7C33.4022475,-111.9426775%7C33.4022475,-111.9427525%7C33.4023225,-111.9427525%7C33.4023225,-111.9426775%7C33.4022475,-111.9426775
roof_polygon = PolygonArea(Geodesic.WGS84)
roof_polygon.AddPoint(33.4022475, -111.9426775)
roof_polygon.AddPoint(33.4023225, -111.9426775)
roof_polygon.AddPoint(33.4023225, -111.9427525)
roof_polygon.AddPoint(33.4022475, -111.9427525)
roof_polygon.AddPoint(33.4022475, -111.9426775)
(number, perimeter, area) = roof_polygon.Compute(False, True)
# (number of polygon, perimeter in meters, area in meters^2)
print((number, perimeter, area))
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