momepy.LongestAxisLength

momepy.LongestAxisLength(gdf)

Calculates the length of the longest axis of object. Axis is defined as a diameter of minimal circumscribed circle around the convex hull. It does not have to be fully inside an object.

\[\max \left\{d_{1}, d_{2}, \ldots, d_{n}\right\}\]

Parameters:

gdfGeoDataFrame

A GeoDataFrame containing objects to analyse.

Attributes:

seriesSeries

A Series containing resulting values.

gdfGeoDataFrame

The original GeoDataFrame.

Examples

>>> buildings['lal'] = momepy.LongestAxisLength(buildings).series
>>> buildings.lal[0]
40.2655616057102