Random Point Generator within Polygon

This function generates random points within a given polygon. It accepts a polygon object and an optional number of points parameter, and returns a list of points.

Technology Stack : GeoPandas, Shapely, NumPy, Pandas

Code Type : Custom function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
import geopandas as gpd
from shapely.geometry import Point

def random_point_within_polygon(polygon, num_points=1):
    """
    Generates random points within a given polygon.

    Parameters:
    polygon (shapely.geometry.Polygon): The polygon within which to generate points.
    num_points (int, optional): The number of random points to generate. Default is 1.

    Returns:
    list of shapely.geometry.Point: A list of random points within the polygon.
    """
    points = []
    for _ in range(num_points):
        random_point = Point(np.random.uniform(polygon.bounds[0], polygon.bounds[2]),
                             np.random.uniform(polygon.bounds[1], polygon.bounds[3]))
        if polygon.contains(random_point):
            points.append(random_point)
    return points