A multi-resolution HEALPix data structure for spherically mapped point data

Data describing entities with locations that are points on a sphere are described as spherically mapped. Several data structures designed for spherically mapped data have been developed. One of them, known as Hierarchical Equal Area iso-Latitude Pixelization (HEALPix), partitions the sphere into twe...

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Main Authors: Robert W. Youngren, Mikel D. Petty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844017304966

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