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NAME

Geo::Hex1 - Convert between latitude/longitude and GeoHex code version 1

SYNOPSIS

    use Geo::Hex1;
    
    # From latitude/longitude to hex code
    
    my $code = latlng2geohex( $lat, $lng, $level );
    
    # From hex code to center latitude/longitude
    
    my ( $center_lat, $center_lng, $level ) = geohex2latlng( $code );
    
    # From hex code to hex polygon
    
    my $poly = geohex2polygon( $code );

    my ( $wlat,  $wlng  ) = @{$poly->[0]}; # West point
    my ( $nwlat, $nwlng ) = @{$poly->[1]}; # North west point
    my ( $nelat, $nelng ) = @{$poly->[2]}; # North east point
    my ( $elat,  $elng  ) = @{$poly->[3]}; # East point
    my ( $selat, $selng ) = @{$poly->[4]}; # South east point
    my ( $swlat, $swlng ) = @{$poly->[5]}; # South west point
    my ( $wlat,  $wlng  ) = @{$poly->[6]}; # West point again ( Same with 0 )

    # Get hex distance between two hex codes
    
    my $dist = geohex2distance('wknR','wkmO'); # 3
    
    # Get all hex codes list include in given hex distance
    
    my $list = distance2geohexes('8sijg',2); 
    foreach my $code (@{$list}) { print $code . "\n" }
    # 8sijh
    # 8siig
    # 8siif
    # 8sijf
    # 8sikg
    # 8sikh
    # 8sili
    # 8siki
    # 8siji
    # 8siih
    # 8sihg
    # 8sihf
    # 8sihe
    # 8siie
    # 8sije
    # 8sikf
    # 8silg
    # 8silh

EXPORT

latlng2geohex( $lat, $lng )

Convert latitude/longitude to GeoHex version 1 code.

geohex2latlng( $hex )

Convert GeoHex version 1 code to center latitude/longitude, and level value.

geohex2polygon( $hex )

Convert GeoHex version 1 code to polygon points.

geohex2distance( $hex1, $hex2 )

Get hex distance between two GeoHex version 1 codes.

distance2geohexes( $hex, $distance )

Get GeoHex version 1 codes list within given hex distance.

DEPENDENCIES

Exporter POSIX Math::Round Math::Trig

AUTHOR

OHTSUKA Ko-hei <nene@kokogiko.net>

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2009-2010, OHTSUKA Ko-hei <nene@kokogiko.net>. All rights reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

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