@turf/area

area

Calculates the geodesic area in square meters of one or more polygons.

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* geojson [GeoJSON][1] input polygon(s) as [Geometry][2], [Feature][3], or [FeatureCollection][4]

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``javascript
var polygon = turf.polygon([[[125, -15], [113, -22], [154, -27], [144, -15], [125, -15]]]);

var area = turf.area(polygon);

//addToMap
var addToMap = [polygon]
polygon.properties.area = area
`

Returns [number][5] area in square meters

[1]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3

[2]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1

[3]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.2

[4]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.3

[5]: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number

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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.

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Install this single module individually:

`sh
$ npm install @turf/area
`

Or install the all-encompassing @turf/turf module that includes all modules as functions:

`sh
$ npm install @turf/turf
``