HEALPix
Equal-area hierarchical pixelisation of the sphere from astronomy, usable for global geodata.
| Category | Core libraries & formats |
|---|---|
| Subcategory | Discrete global grids & geocodes |
| Tool kind | Library |
| Licence | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Open source | yes |
| Language | C/C++/Fortran/Python |
| Interfaces | C/C++, Python |
| How an agent calls it | python, c-cpp |
| Install | Not stated |
| Project status | maintained |
| Website | https://healpix.sourceforge.io |
| Notes | Astronomy origin; healpy in Python. |
| Also listed under | Not stated |
| Registry status | active |
| Related | Not stated |