On the hexagonal Shepard method (Q2301277)

The authors consider the problem of scattered data interpolation on functions of two variables. More precisely, they introduce the so-called hexagonal Shepard method extending the Shepard and triangular Shepard methods to the case of six points. In doing so, the authors use the multinode basis functions [\textit{F. Dell'Accio} et al., Appl. Math. Comput. 318, 51--69 (2018; Zbl 1426.65012)] based on six points and local quadratic Lagrange polynomials that interpolate on the six points of each basis function. The global interpolant has quadratic precision and reaches cubic approximation order. Numerical experiments show performance of the new interpolation method.