geopandas.GeoSeries.minimum_bounding_circle#

GeoSeries.minimum_bounding_circle()[source]#

Returns a GeoSeries of geometries representing the minimum bounding circle that encloses each geometry.

See also

GeoSeries.convex_hull: convex hull geometry

Examples

>>> from shapely.geometry import Polygon, LineString, Point
>>> s = geopandas.GeoSeries(
...     [
...         Polygon([(0, 0), (1, 1), (0, 1), (0, 0)]),
...         LineString([(0, 0), (1, 1), (1, 0)]),
...         Point(0, 0),
...     ]
... )
>>> s
0    POLYGON ((0.00000 0.00000, 1.00000 1.00000, 0....
1    LINESTRING (0.00000 0.00000, 1.00000 1.00000, ...
2                              POINT (0.00000 0.00000)
dtype: geometry

>>> s.minimum_bounding_circle()
0    POLYGON ((1.20711 0.50000, 1.19352 0.36205, 1....
1    POLYGON ((1.20711 0.50000, 1.19352 0.36205, 1....
2                              POINT (0.00000 0.00000)
dtype: geometry