WOEb
WOEb, short for "Where On Earth Binary," is a geolocation data format developed by Google to represent geographic coordinates in a compact binary format. It is designed to efficiently encode latitude and longitude values, enabling precise location tracking and storage with minimal space usage. WOEb is particularly useful in applications requiring high-performance geospatial data processing, such as mobile apps, web services, and location-based analytics.
The format converts geographic coordinates into a 64-bit integer, combining latitude and longitude into a single
WOEb operates by dividing the Earth into a grid of cells, where each cell represents a specific
Developers and researchers often rely on third-party tools or reverse-engineered implementations to work with WOEb data.