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François Baptiste

François Baptiste
François is passionate about algorithms and ingenious solutions of all kinds with experience in such varied fields as signal processing, digital communications, data science, distributed computing, real-time biding, graph theory, autonomous agents and last but not least geospatial!
Raster data in BigQuery: Unlock new forms of spatial analysis

Raster data in BigQuery: Unlock new forms of spatial analysis

Learn how to combine your vector and raster based analytics in the cloud for extra insights and new types of analysis.

Spatial Data
Calculating Routes at Scale using SQL on BigQuery

Calculating Routes at Scale using SQL on BigQuery

A guide to route optimization using Google BigQuery, a cloud-native & scalable alternative to PgRouting & Network Analyst.

Spatial Analytics
Locating High Performing Retail Expansion Sites

Locating High Performing Retail Expansion Sites

The Retail module in our Analytics Toolbox for Google BigQuery now includes Twin Areas analysis, an essential tool in Site Selection analytics. Learn more.

Cloud Native
Distance-based functions for the spatial analysis of point data in BigQuery

Distance-based functions for the spatial analysis of point data in BigQuery

We are pleased to introduce 3 new functions for point data analysis in our Analytics Toolbox for Google Cloud BigQuery: K-nearest neighbors, Local Outlier Factor, & G-function

Use cases
Geographically weighted regression for spatial analysis in BigQuery

Geographically weighted regression for spatial analysis in BigQuery

We are pleased to announce that the CARTO Analytics Toolbox for BigQuery now supports the Geographically Weighted Regression method–read about its usage.

Spatial Data Science