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I work on Google Maps and think s2 is wonderful. It's a mostly overlooked gem. What advantage does tile-cover have over s2?
by robrenaud 12y ago
I work on Google Maps and think s2 is wonderful. It's a mostly overlooked gem. What advantage does tile-cover have over s2?
- morganherlocker 12y ago3 main reasons: - Runs in browser, for client-side indexing. - Based off of tiles, instead of s2's 6-faced-cube thing. This allows it to be used with a lot of well established tools and mathematical formulas. Also much easier to reason about IMHO. - Indexes points about twice as fast at the moment. I also use s2, and it really is terrific. There are many cases where s2 is the superior choice (mostly due to its hilburt curve indexing scheme).