Geometry Metrics Extension Specification

• Title: Geometry Metrics
• Identifier: https://vecorel.org/geometry-metrics-extension/v0.1.0/schema.yaml
• Property Name Prefix: metrics
• Extension Maturity Classification: Proposal
• Owner: @cholmes @geospatial-jeff @m-mohr

This document explains the Geometry Metrics Extension to the Vecorel specification.

The extension defines standardized properties for representing geometric measurements, such as area and perimeter.

• Examples:
  • GeoJSON
  • GeoParquet
• Schema
• Changelog

Properties

Property Name	Type	Description
metrics:area	float	Area of the field, in square meters (m²). Must be > 0.
metrics:perimeter	float	Perimeter of the field, in meters (m). Must be > 0.

Contributing

See the contributing guideline for more details.