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A5 - a pentagonal geospatial index: https://a5geo.org https://a5geo.org If you’ve used H3 the semantics should be familiar. The biggest differentiator is the f
by pheelicks 6mo ago
A5 - a pentagonal geospatial index: https://a5geo.org https://a5geo.org
If you’ve used H3 the semantics should be familiar. The biggest differentiator is the fact that cells have exactly the same area globally, for why this matters see: https://a5geo.org/docs/recipes/a5-vs-h3 https://a5geo.org/docs/recipes/a5-vs-h3
Since starting the project last year and providing implementations in TypeScript, Python and Rust it’s been great to see a community grow, porting or integrating into DuckDB, QGIS and many more: https://a5geo.org/docs/ecosystem https://a5geo.org/docs/ecosystem