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They mentioned the distortion near the poles when using geohashing (which uses z-order curves), but I doubt they have many users at the North or South Pole.
by aeroevan 8y ago
They mentioned the distortion near the poles when using geohashing (which uses z-order curves), but I doubt they have many users at the North or South Pole.
- biggerfisch 8y agoThey seem to have a least a few: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/02/confirmed-tinder-works-in-antarctica/283907/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/02/confi...
- realfun 8y agonot just near the poles. Geohash distortion is already very obvious when you compare UK and countries in south Asia.