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H3: For indexing geographies into a hexagonal grid, by Uber
H3
H3 is a discrete global grid system for indexing geographies into a hexagonal grid, developed at Uber. Indexed data can be quickly joined across disparate datasets and aggregated at different levels of precision. H3 enables a range of algorithms and optimizations based on the grid, including nearest neighbors, shortest path, gradient smoothing, and more.
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