How to Install H3 Viewer on Windows 11

H3 Viewer is an open-source software designed to visualize data on a hexagonal grid. It is available on GitHub and can be installed on various operating systems, including Windows 11. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing H3 Viewer on your Windows 11 machine.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation of H3 Viewer, you must ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Windows 11 operating system
• Git installed on your machine

Step-by-Step Guide

Follow the steps below to install H3 Viewer on Windows 11:

1. Open the Command Prompt on your Windows 11 machine.

2. Run the following command to install Git:

   apt-get install git
   

3. Navigate to the directory where you want to download H3 Viewer. For example, run the following command to navigate to the Downloads directory:

   cd Downloads
   

4. Clone the H3 Viewer repository by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/clupasq/h3-viewer.git
   

5. After downloading the repository, navigate to the newly created h3-viewer directory:

   cd h3-viewer
   

6. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:

   npm install
   

7. Once the installation is complete, start the server by running the following command:

   npm start
   

8. This will start the server and launch the H3 Viewer application on your default web browser. If the application does not launch automatically, open a web browser and navigate to the following address:

   http://localhost:3000/
   

9. You can now use H3 Viewer to visualize your data on a hexagonal grid.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed H3 Viewer on your Windows 11 machine.

Conclusion

H3 Viewer is an open-source hexagonal grid visualization tool that can be installed on various operating systems, including Windows 11. In this tutorial, we guided you through the process of installing H3 Viewer on a Windows 11 machine. We hope that this tutorial has been useful to you and that you can now easily visualize your data using H3 Viewer.

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