Felix Palmer
Master in Physics by the University of Oxford. Primary maintainer of deck.gl, the leading open-source framework for high-performance web geospatial visualization. Creator of A5, an innovative pentagonal spatial indexing system with truly equal area cells that offers superior accuracy and lower distortion than traditional hexagonal approaches.
Sessions
Combine deck.gl visualization, data processing, and AI APIs to create intelligent mapping applications. Build a real geospatial AI app from scratch, processing spatial data and generating insights through modern web technologies.
Journey through the mathematical elegance of A5's pentagonal spatial indexing system. Discover how dodecahedral geometry, vertex curvature minimization, and equilateral pentagon tiling create superior spatial accuracy. A highly visual exploration of the geometric principles that make A5 equal area cells possible.
Meet A5, a revolutionary pentagonal geospatial indexing system with truly equal area cells offering millimeter precision. Discover why pentagons solve fundamental limitations of existing hexagonal systems like H3, and explore real-world applications from urban planning to environmental monitoring.
Comprehensive update on deck.gl's latest developments from a core maintainer. Discover seamless MapLibre globe integration, powerful widget system, WebGPU and more. Learn how these advances position deck.gl as the leading open-source framework for high-performance web geospatial visualization.