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Evaluate "Fast Lossy Compression of 3D Unit Vector Sets"

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Description

How does this compare to our current approach of octencoding normals?

https://github.com/superboubek/UniQuant

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Research direction

Begin by locating Cesium's current octencoding implementation for normals, then review the linked UniQuant project. Compare the approaches for 3D unit-vector compression and document whether UniQuant offers a worthwhile improvement, including evidence or measurements. The issue does not name files, tests, or a specific integration point.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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