Is there a way to draw lines and polygons (with geojson) and calculate distance and polygon surface with the mapbox api or leaflet? I wish to have the same tools as in geojson.io with the extra ability to calculate line length and polygon surface. For lines I will use the Leaflet method distanceTo but for the polygon surface I have no clue.
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You'll need to be more detailed about what you're trying to accomplish, espec. re. "calculate ... polygon surface".– Martin FMay 15, 2014 at 4:04
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You mean polygon area, as in, say square metres? And do you mean conventional, horizontal (planar) area, and not surface area (which depends on terrain/relief)?– Martin FMay 15, 2014 at 22:20
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Correct I mean planar area– InclanfunkMay 16, 2014 at 23:36
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Lines and polygons can be drawn in Leaflet either by the user of the application with Leaflet Draw
Or programmatically, with geojson - or other leaflet or mapbox classes
For distances and length you might look into Leaflet GeometryUtil
And you can calculate the area of a polygon with geojson-area
