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by bitL 2891 days ago
Why not Z-order curve instead? Hilbert is more complex to compute...
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aeroevan 2891 days 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.
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biggerfisch 2891 days ago
They seem to have a least a few: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/02/confi...
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realfun 2891 days ago
not just near the poles. Geohash distortion is already very obvious when you compare UK and countries in south Asia.
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