“the program used to convert shapefiles to the binary database files”
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This is a quite interesting project, but when would you disclose "the program used to convert shapefiles to the binary database files"? I would like to try make the database more compact, e.g.: use a way tz-db-index instead of tz-name.
Besides, I'm curious about what is difference between timezone16.bin and timezone21.bin?
Hello,
Sorry, I totally forgot about this. I will try to upload the program in the coming days.
The number indicates the resolution. The 21 file has a higher resolution for storing the borders, but it is larger. The 16 file has a longitude resolution of 0.0055 degrees (~0.5km) and the 21 file has 0.00017 degrees (~20m). I will add this information to the readme.
Sincerely,
Bertold.
Sorry, I totally forgot about this. I will try to upload the program in the coming days.
I (for one) would extremely grateful if you would upload the source at some time.
A while ago I included ZoneDetect as part of the Geeqie project on GitHub. Unfortunately I later had to remove it - Geeqie is available as a Debian package, and one of the Debian maintainers pointed out that .bin files cannot be included, only sources.
And thanks for creating this library.
Hello,
Sorry for the long delay. I was really busy with other projects. I have uploaded the generation script as-is. I hope it can help you: https://github.com/BertoldVdb/ZoneDetect/tree/master/database/builder