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PlatformCase 05 of 11

Platform maximum radius

Ad platforms often cap point-radius targeting at an upper bound (e.g. 50 km); a computed circumscribed or equal-area radius above that ceiling is silently clamped by the platform, shrinking actual coverage below what was reported.

Class
Case to account for
Affects
3 conversions
01

Detection

Requested radius exceeds platform.maxRadius.

02

Mitigation

01
Clamp and re-tile with multiple smaller circles instead of one oversized request
02
Report executed radius, not requested radius, in delivery reconciliation
03

Affected conversions

H3circumscribed circle
OPEN
H3equal-area circle
OPEN
Point+radiusH3
OPEN