what3numbers

[z, x, y] of slippy map tilenames as a space partitioning code, in the form of {z}-{x}-{y}.

Background

I wanted to give a catchy name for the slippy map tilenames tile number.

Specification for what3numbers

A what3numbers is the tile number in slippy map tilenames concatenated by hyphens(‘-‘) in the [z, x, y] order, e.g., 2-3-1.

See also

• what2numbers is a way to identify an exact location, rather than a partition of space.

License

All of works in this repository are under the Unlicense.