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GlobalCase 07 of 12

H3 pentagons

12 pentagon cells per resolution sit at icosahedron vertices; they break the 6-neighbour and regular-shape assumptions and have lower inscribed/circumscribed ratios.

Class
Case to account for
Affects
3 conversions
01

Detection

isPentagon(cell).
02

Mitigation

01
Handle pentagons explicitly
02
Do not assume a hexagon inscribed ratio of cos(30°)
03
Report per-cell shape regularity
03

Affected conversions

H3inscribed circle
OPEN
H3circumscribed circle
OPEN
H3exact polygon
OPEN