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Countrycheck: which country is this point in?

Countrycheck: which country is this point in?

by jaakl·Jun 16, 2026·2 points·1 comment
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AI Analysis

●●●BangerWizardryBig BrainNiche Gem

323KB dataset does offline country lookup in microseconds with no server calls.

Strengths
  • •Level-10 grid with 7km cells collapses global borders into 323KB.
  • •Python and JavaScript implementations give identical results offline.
  • •Confidence values for every answer with optional exact border refinement.
Weaknesses
  • •Niche use case limits broader adoption beyond geospatial applications.
  • •Coastal waters use approximate distance-based assignment, not legal EEZ.
Category
Data
Target Audience

GIS developers, mobile app developers

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