June 28, 2024 — New geospatial H3 functions — General Availability¶

H3 is a hierarchical geospatial index that partitions the world into hexagonal cells in a discrete global grid system.

The following H3 functions are now generally available:

• H3_COMPACT_CELLS
• H3_COMPACT_CELLS_STRINGS
• H3_IS_PENTAGON
• H3_IS_VALID_CELL
• H3_TRY_COVERAGE
• H3_TRY_COVERAGE_STRINGS
• H3_TRY_GRID_DISTANCE
• H3_TRY_GRID_PATH
• H3_TRY_POLYGON_TO_CELLS
• H3_TRY_POLYGON_TO_CELLS_STRINGS
• H3_UNCOMPACT_CELLS
• H3_UNCOMPACT_CELLS_STRINGS

For more information, see Geospatial data types and Geospatial functions.