Partitions the planet into a hierarchical grid of hexagonal cells represented as 64-bit integer IDs, enabling O(1) distance lookups and uniform neighbor adjacency.
STAFF ENGINEER TAKEAWAY: Unlike square grids where diagonal neighbors are √2 times further away, every neighbor in a hexagon grid is equidistant, making geospatial calculations drastically simpler.
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