# H3

Canonical: https://gisforweb.com/tools/h3/

Uber's hexagonal hierarchical geospatial indexing system for efficient spatial analysis.

H3 is a geospatial indexing system using a hexagonal grid that can be hierarchically subdivided into finer and finer hexagons. Created by Uber for efficient ride matching and analysis.

## Details

- Type: library

- Categories: analysis, data-processing

- Open source: Yes

- Pricing model: open-source

- License: Apache-2.0

## Features

- Hexagonal hierarchical grid indexing

- Convert coordinates to cell indexes

- Grid traversal with k-ring neighborhoods

- Compact and uncompact cell sets

- Directed edges between neighboring cells

- Bindings for JavaScript, Python, Java, and more

## Project sources

- Website: https://h3geo.org

- Repository: https://github.com/uber/h3

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