polygon_centroid_computer

Calculates the centroid of a polygon from a given KML file

Requirements

• Python 3
• shapely library
• fastkml library
• pygeoif library

Install dependencies via pip:

pip install shapely fastkml pygeoif

Usage

To run the script, use the following command:

./polygon_centroid_computer.py <path_to_kml_file>

Output

The script prints the centroid coordinates (x, y) of the first polygon found in the KML file.

Example

./polygon_centroid_computer.py example.kml
Centroid: (longitude, latitude)

Error Handling

• If no polygon is found, a ValueError is raised.
• If an incorrect number of arguments is provided, usage instructions are printed.

Notes

• The script examines KML files for Placemarks containing polygon geometry and computes the centroid of the first polygon found.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.