geohash

English

Etymology

From geo- +‎ hash.

Noun

geohash (plural geohashes)

1. An alphanumeric encoding of latitude and longitude, based on recursive division of the Earth into smaller and smaller regions.

Verb

geohash (third-person singular simple present geohashes, present participle geohashing, simple past and past participle geohashed)

1. (transitive) To encode (a geographic location) in this form.