[markstos]

There are some competing grid systems with similar features and benefits as well.

Notably A5, which has the property that each cell covers exactly the same area, even when stretched towards the north and south pole. Useful for certain spatial analysis where you need every cell to have the same size.

https://a5geo.org/

[jandrewrogers]

That is a nicely designed DGGS, a lot of attention paid to the details. I hadn't seen it before.

[markstos]

The author of A5 was recently featured on the Mapscaping podcast: https://mapscaping.com/podcast/a5-pentagons-are-the-new-best...