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If you used curves it'd get complicated deciding where one area starts and the other ends. With hexagons it's easier to divide the world such that (mostly) no h
by meowtimemania 2y ago
If you used curves it'd get complicated deciding where one area starts and the other ends. With hexagons it's easier to divide the world such that (mostly) no hexagon overlaps.
The purpose is to be able to predictably map any coordinate to its associated hexagon.
In database applications this makes it easier to query all data associated with a hexagonal area.
- xhkkffbf 2y agoWhy not just squares or rectangles? Is there a simple explanation?
- jt_b 2y agoYou want a shape that can represent an approximately equal area, anywhere on a 3 dimensional surface.
- meowtimemania 2y agoBecause it’s hard to cover a sphere in rectangles and have no rectangle overlap. It’s the same reason soccer balls aren’t covered in squares/rectangles but rather hexagons.