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Tiny polygons

Geometry

Polygons much smaller than a cell may be missed or over-represented by a single cell.

Detection

Polygon area << cell area at the chosen resolution.

Mitigation

  • Increase resolution
  • Consider point+radius instead

Affected conversions

  • PolygonH3 (center-contained)
  • PolygonH3 (intersects)