GridDistance

This section contains reference documentation for the h3_gridDistance function.

Computes the H3 grid distance between two H3 indexes.

Signature

h3_gridDistance(h3Index1, h3Index2)

Usage Examples

SELECT h3_gridDistance(0x8928308280fffff, 0x8928308283fffff) AS distance
FROM ignoreMe;

distance
2

The H3 grid distance is only defined for H3 indexes of the same resolution. If the indexes are not at the same resolution, the function will return an error.