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Touching-only intersection

Geometry

A cell that only shares a boundary point/edge (zero area) with the polygon.

Detection

Intersection area ≈ 0 despite booleanIntersects true.

Mitigation

  • Require intersection_area > ε, not mere touching

Affected conversions

  • PolygonH3 (intersects)