Z-order (aka Morton order) is widely used in GPU acceleration, as a means of converting 2D locality into 1D locality. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-order_cur

Z-order (aka Morton order) is widely used in GPU acceleration, as a means of converting 2D locality into 1D locality. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-order_curve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-order_curve