k-Nearest Neighbour on Maps

One of the most common queries when working with maps is the nearest neighbour query. This blog post will use Voronoi Diagrams to explain more regarding the nearest neighbour query. Below is an example of a Voronoi diagram generated using d3.js. One of the good use cases of a voronoi diagram in real-life applications would be where would be finding a place to build emergency services. This place should have the most number of neighbouring regions....

October 27, 2019 · 4 min · Jian