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It is a common misconception that h3 is equal area. At any resolution level the cell size varies by a factor of 2, which is (roughly) the same as S2. See the f
by pheelicks 11mo ago
It is a common misconception that h3 is equal area. At any resolution level the cell size varies by a factor of 2, which is (roughly) the same as S2.
See the following visualizations for an illustration:
https://a5geo.org/examples/area https://a5geo.org/examples/area
https://a5geo.org/examples/airbnb https://a5geo.org/examples/airbnb
- jandrewrogers 11mo agoNote that I wrote “roughly equal area”. True equal area doesn’t exist. I am on record that for analytical purposes, equal area largely doesn’t matter.