# turf-area

# area

Takes a one or more features and returns their area
in square meters.

**Parameters**

-   `input` **(Feature | FeatureCollection)** input features

**Examples**

```javascript
var polygons = {
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {},
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Polygon",
        "coordinates": [[
          [-67.031021, 10.458102],
          [-67.031021, 10.53372],
          [-66.929397, 10.53372],
          [-66.929397, 10.458102],
          [-67.031021, 10.458102]
        ]]
      }
    }, {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {},
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Polygon",
        "coordinates": [[
          [-66.919784, 10.397325],
          [-66.919784, 10.513467],
          [-66.805114, 10.513467],
          [-66.805114, 10.397325],
          [-66.919784, 10.397325]
        ]]
      }
    }
  ]
};

var area = turf.area(polygons);

//=area
```

Returns **[Number](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)** area in square meters

---

This module is part of the [Turfjs project](http://turfjs.org/), an open source
module collection dedicated to geographic algorithms. It is maintained in the
[Turfjs/turf](https://github.com/Turfjs/turf) repository, where you can create
PRs and issues.

### Installation

Install this module individually:

```sh
$ npm install turf-area
```

Or install the Turf module that includes it as a function:

```sh
$ npm install turf
```