S2 cells
Hierarchical quadrilateral cells on the sphere defined by S2, addressed by 64-bit cell IDs.
| Category | Core libraries & formats |
|---|---|
| Subcategory | Discrete global grids & geocodes |
| Tool kind | Format/Standard |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Open source | yes |
| Language | Not stated |
| Interfaces | Not stated |
| How an agent calls it | Not stated |
| Install | Not stated |
| Project status | active |
| Website | https://s2geometry.io/devguide/s2cell_hierarchy |
| Notes | Used by Google, Foursquare, BigQuery. |
| Also listed under | Not stated |
| Registry status | active |
| Related | Not stated |