Skip to main content
IGEO7 hexagon logo

IGEO7 — The Equal-Area Hexagonal Grid

A hierarchically indexed hexagonal DGGS with truly equal-area cells, powered by the Z7 indexing system. The equal-area alternative to H3.

Pure aperture 721 resolution levelsISEA equal-area projection64-bit Z7 indexes

Truly Equal Area

Every cell has the same area at each resolution — guaranteed by the ISEA (Icosahedral Snyder Equal Area) projection. No ±50% distortions like in gnomonic-based systems.

🔢

Z7 Hierarchical Indexing

A single 64-bit integer encodes resolution, base cell, and full hierarchical path. Parent–child relationships are simple bit operations. Compatible with H3-style workflows.

🌍

21 Resolution Levels

From continental scale (~8,200 km cell diameter) at resolution 0, down to centimetre precision (~2.9 cm) at resolution 20. Five more levels than H3.

Key Numbers

21
Resolution levels (0–20)
12
Base cells (pentagons)
7
Children per parent cell
64-bit
Z7 integer index size