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64 bits definitely buys <1cm^2 accuracy using S2 Cells/S2id. I'm always wondering why S2 doesn't see wider use for encoding location/area data. https://s2geome
by raihansaputra 6y ago
64 bits definitely buys <1cm^2 accuracy using S2 Cells/S2id. I'm always wondering why S2 doesn't see wider use for encoding location/area data.
https://s2geometry.io/resources/s2cell_statistics.html https://s2geometry.io/resources/s2cell_statistics.html
https://s2geometry.io/devguide/s2cell_hierarchy https://s2geometry.io/devguide/s2cell_hierarchy
- dredmorbius 6y agoInteresting, thanks. Relevant xkcds: Coordinate Precision https://xkcd.com/2170/ https://xkcd.com/2170/ Map of the Internet: https://xkcd.com/195/ https://xkcd.com/195/ xkcd'Splained: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2170:_Coordinate_Precision https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2170:_Coordinate_... https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/195:_Map_of_the_Internet https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/195:_Map_of_the_I...