GF(3) colored geohashes for hierarchical spatial indexing with deterministic color derivation.
Scanned 9/6/2026
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# Geohash Coloring Skill
GF(3) colored geohashes for hierarchical spatial indexing with deterministic color derivation.
## Trigger
- Geohash encoding/decoding
- Hierarchical spatial clustering
- Location-based coloring schemes
- Privacy-preserving location representation
## GF(3) Trit: +1 (Generator)
Generates colored spatial identifiers from coordinates.
## Geohash Basics
Geohash encodes lat/lon into a string where:
- Longer = more precise
- Prefix = parent cell
- Adjacent cells share prefixes
```
Precision | Cell Width | Cell Height
1 | 5,009 km | 4,992 km
2 | 1,252 km | 624 km
3 | 156 km | 156 km
4 | 39 km | 19 km
5 | 5 km | 5 km
6 | 1.2 km | 0.6 km
7 | 153 m | 153 m
8 | 38 m | 19 m
9 | 5 m | 5 m
```
## Core Implementation
```python
import hashlib
# Geohash alphabet (base32)
GEOHASH_CHARS = '0123456789bcdefghjkmnpqrstuvwxyz'
def encode_geohash(lat: float, lon: float, precision: int = 9) -> str:
"""Encode lat/lon to geohash string."""
lat_range = (-90.0, 90.0)
lon_range = (-180.0, 180.0)
geohash = []
bits = 0
bit_count = 0
is_lon = True
while len(geohash) < precision:
if is_lon:
mid = (lon_range[0] + lon_range[1]) / 2
if lon >= mid:
bits = (bits << 1) | 1
lon_range = (mid, lon_range[1])
else:
bits = bits << 1
lon_range = (lon_range[0], mid)
else:
mid = (lat_range[0] + lat_range[1]) / 2
if lat >= mid:
bits = (bits << 1) | 1
lat_range = (mid, lat_range[1])
else:
bits = bits << 1
lat_range = (lat_range[0], mid)
is_lon = not is_lon
bit_count += 1
if bit_count == 5:
geohash.append(GEOHASH_CHARS[bits])
bits = 0
bit_count = 0
return ''.join(geohash)
def decode_geohash(geohash: str) -> tuple[float, float, float, float]:
"""Decode geohash to bounding box (lat_min, lat_max, lon_min, lon_max)."""
lat_range = [-90.0, 90.0]
lon_range = [-180.0, 180.0]
is_lon = True
for char in geohash:
idx = GEOHASH_CHARS.index(char.lower())
for i in range(4, -1, -1):
bit = (idx >> i) & 1
if is_lon:
mid = (lon_range[0] + lon_range[1]) / 2
if bit:
lon_range[0] = mid
else:
lon_range[1] = mid
else:
mid = (lat_range[0] + lat_range[1]) / 2
if bit:
lat_range[0] = mid
else:
lat_range[1] = mid
is_lon = not is_lon
return lat_range[0], lat_range[1], lon_range[0], lon_range[1]
def geohash_center(geohash: str) -> tuple[float, float]:
"""Get center point of geohash cell."""
lat_min, lat_max, lon_min, lon_max = decode_geohash(geohash)
return (lat_min + lat_max) / 2, (lon_min + lon_max) / 2
```
## GF(3) Coloring
```python
# SplitMix64 constants
GOLDEN = 0x9E3779B97F4A7C15
MIX1 = 0xBF58476D1CE4E5B9
MIX2 = 0x94D049BB133111EB
MASK64 = 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
def splitmix64(seed: int) -> tuple[int, int]:
state = (seed + GOLDEN) & MASK64
z = state
z = ((z ^ (z >> 30)) * MIX1) & MASK64
z = ((z ^ (z >> 27)) * MIX2) & MASK64
z = z ^ (z >> 31)
return state, z
def color_geohash(geohash: str) -> dict:
"""Assign GF(3) color to geohash."""
# Seed from geohash string
seed = int(hashlib.sha256(geohash.encode()).hexdigest()[:16], 16)
seed = seed & 0x7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
_, z = splitmix64(seed)
hue = z % 360
# Trit from hue region
if hue < 60 or hue >= 300:
trit = 1 # Red → Generator
elif hue < 180:
trit = 0 # Green → Ergodic
else:
trit = -1 # Blue → Validator
# HSL to hex
h = hue / 360.0
s, l = 0.7, 0.55
c = (1 - abs(2 * l - 1)) * s
x = c * (1 - abs((h * 6) % 2 - 1))
m = l - c / 2
h6 = int(h * 6)
if h6 == 0: r, g, b = c, x, 0
elif h6 == 1: r, g, b = x, c, 0
elif h6 == 2: r, g, b = 0, c, x
elif h6 == 3: r, g, b = 0, x, c
elif h6 == 4: r, g, b = x, 0, c
else: r, g, b = c, 0, x
hex_color = '#{:02X}{:02X}{:02X}'.format(
int((r + m) * 255), int((g + m) * 255), int((b + m) * 255))
lat, lon = geohash_center(geohash)
return {
'geohash': geohash,
'lat': lat,
'lon': lon,
'precision': len(geohash),
'seed': seed,
'hue': hue,
'hex': hex_color,
'trit': trit
}
def colored_geohash(lat: float, lon: float, precision: int = 9) -> dict:
"""Encode and color in one step."""
gh = encode_geohash(lat, lon, precision)
return color_geohash(gh)
```
## Hierarchical Coloring
```python
def geohash_hierarchy(lat: float, lon: float, max_precision: int = 9) -> list[dict]:
"""
Get colored geohash at all precision levels.
Enables hierarchical spatial visualization.
"""
full_hash = encode_geohash(lat, lon, max_precision)
hierarchy = []
for p in range(1, max_precision + 1):
prefix = full_hash[:p]
colored = color_geohash(prefix)
hierarchy.append(colored)
return hierarchy
def gf3_balance_at_level(geohashes: list[str]) -> dict:
"""Check GF(3) balance for a set of geohashes."""
trit_sum = 0
by_trit = {-1: [], 0: [], 1: []}
for gh in geohashes:
colored = color_geohash(gh)
trit_sum += colored['trit']
by_trit[colored['trit']].append(gh)
return {
'count': len(geohashes),
'trit_sum': trit_sum,
'mod3': trit_sum % 3,
'balanced': trit_sum % 3 == 0,
'by_trit': {
'plus': len(by_trit[1]),
'ergodic': len(by_trit[0]),
'minus': len(by_trit[-1])
}
}
```
## Neighbors with Color
```python
GEOHASH_NEIGHBORS = {
'n': {'even': 'p0r21436x8zb9dcf5h7kjnmqesgutwvy', 'odd': 'bc01fg45238967deuvhjyznpkmstqrwx'},
's': {'even': '14365h7k9dcfesgujnmqp0r2twvyx8zb', 'odd': '238967debc01telegramuhjyznpkmstqrwx'},
'e': {'even': 'bc01fg45238967deuvhjyznpkmstqrwx', 'odd': 'p0r21436x8zb9dcf5h7kjnmqesgutwvy'},
'w': {'even': '238967debc01fg45uvhjyznpkmstqrwx', 'odd': '14365h7k9dcfesgujnmqp0r2twvyx8zb'}
}
def geohash_neighbors(geohash: str) -> dict:
"""Get 8 neighbors with colors."""
directions = ['n', 'ne', 'e', 'se', 's', 'sw', 'w', 'nw']
neighbors = {}
# Simplified: compute from center with offset
lat, lon = geohash_center(geohash)
precision = len(geohash)
# Approximate cell size
lat_delta = 180 / (2 ** (precision * 2.5))
lon_delta = 360 / (2 ** (precision * 2.5))
offsets = {
'n': (lat_delta, 0),
'ne': (lat_delta, lon_delta),
'e': (0, lon_delta),
'se': (-lat_delta, lon_delta),
's': (-lat_delta, 0),
'sw': (-lat_delta, -lon_delta),
'w': (0, -lon_delta),
'nw': (lat_delta, -lon_delta)
}
for direction, (dlat, dlon) in offsets.items():
neighbor_lat = lat + dlat
neighbor_lon = lon + dlon
neighbor_gh = encode_geohash(neighbor_lat, neighbor_lon, precision)
neighbors[direction] = color_geohash(neighbor_gh)
return neighbors
def neighbor_gf3_analysis(geohash: str) -> dict:
"""Analyze GF(3) distribution of cell and neighbors."""
center = color_geohash(geohash)
neighbors = geohash_neighbors(geohash)
all_trits = [center['trit']] + [n['trit'] for n in neighbors.values()]
return {
'center': center,
'neighbors': neighbors,
'total_cells': 9,
'trit_sum': sum(all_trits),
'mod3': sum(all_trits) % 3,
'distribution': {
'plus': all_trits.count(1),
'ergodic': all_trits.count(0),
'minus': all_trits.count(-1)
}
}
```
## DuckDB Integration
```sql
-- Create colored geohash table
CREATE TABLE location_hashes (
location_id VARCHAR,
geohash VARCHAR,
precision INTEGER,
lat DOUBLE,
lon DOUBLE,
seed BIGINT,
gay_color VARCHAR,
gf3_trit INTEGER
);
-- Aggregate by geohash prefix (clustering)
SELECT
LEFT(geohash, 4) as cluster,
COUNT(*) as count,
SUM(gf3_trit) as trit_sum,
SUM(gf3_trit) % 3 as gf3_balance
FROM location_hashes
GROUP BY LEFT(geohash, 4)
HAVING COUNT(*) > 10
ORDER BY count DESC;
-- Find balanced clusters
SELECT cluster, count, trit_sum
FROM (
SELECT
LEFT(geohash, 5) as cluster,
COUNT(*) as count,
SUM(gf3_trit) as trit_sum
FROM location_hashes
GROUP BY LEFT(geohash, 5)
)
WHERE trit_sum % 3 = 0;
```
## Triads
```
geohash-coloring (+1) ⊗ duckdb-spatial (0) ⊗ osm-topology (-1) = 0 ✓
geohash-coloring (+1) ⊗ geodesic-manifold (0) ⊗ map-projection (-1) = 0 ✓
geohash-coloring (+1) ⊗ acsets (0) ⊗ three-match (-1) = 0 ✓
```
## References
- Geohash.org specification
- H3 hexagonal alternative (Uber)
- S2 geometry (Google)
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