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Javier Pérez Trufero
CARTO for Databricks: True Native Geospatial for the Lakehouse
Discover CARTO's integration with Databricks, empowering users with native geospatial analytics for enhanced Location Intelligence and streamlined workflows in the Lakehouse.
What's New in CARTO - Q3 2024
Announcing the latest new features in the CARTO platform from Q3 2024.
What being “cloud-native” should really mean for your spatial data
What does it mean to be truly cloud-native? Enhance security, eliminate data silos & redundancy, and revolutionize your geospatial workflows with CARTO.
What's New in CARTO - Q2 2024
Explore the latest CARTO platform features unveiled in Q2 2024! Working with external APIs, raster data, the new developer space - and more!
New CARTO Boundaries for faster visualizations in spatial apps
Announcing CARTO Boundaries for faster spatial app visualizations! Join data with pre-generated vector tilesets for efficient processing.
Build insights at scale with the new CARTO Spatial Features data
Announcing CARTO Spatial Features 3.0! Explore global human activity, night light intensity & telecom infrastructure spatial data.
What's New in CARTO - Q1 2024
Explore the latest CARTO platform features unveiled in Q1 2024! Trigger workflows via API, control your maps via URL, the all-new CARTO Academy - and more!
Now in CARTO: NielsenIQ data for building powerful CPG insights
Access powerful CPG insights with NielsenIQ data, now available in CARTO! Visualize trends, optimize strategies, and make confident decisions.
Integrate analysis workflows in your cloud native apps with CARTO
Seamlessly spatial analysis into cloud-native apps; trigger workflows via API, parameterize processes & seamlessly integrate them into spatial apps.
CARTO now available on Snowflake Partner Connect
CARTO is now available on the Snowflake Partner Connect portal - discover how to activate and get started today!
What's New in CARTO - Q4 2023
Explore the latest CARTO platform features unveiled in Q4 2023! GenAI capabilities, pie chart widgets, data export enhancements - and more!
What's New in CARTO - Q3 2023
CARTO Q3 2023 Update: learn about new spatial analytics & data visualization features including enhancements to workflows, SQL parameters & more.
Dynamic Tiling: The key to highly performant cloud-native maps
Elevate cloud-native mapping of big data with CARTO's Dynamic Tiling. Seamlessly integrate interactive maps in your apps without compromising speed.
What's New in CARTO - Q2 2023
Announcing the latest new features in the CARTO platform from Q2 2023.
What's New in CARTO - Q1 2023
Announcing the latest release of new features in the CARTO platform for Q1 2023.
What's New in CARTO - Q4 2022
Announcing our latest release of CARTO cloud-native features for Q4 2022.
What's New in CARTO - Q3 2022
Announcing our latest release of CARTO cloud-native features for Q3 2022.
What's New in CARTO - Q2 2022
We’ve been busy at CARTO in Q2! Learn about the CARTO platform and product updates we made throughout Q2.
CARTO for Retail, the Spatial Analytics Platform for Global Retailers
We’re excited to introduce CARTO for Retail - the integrated Spatial Analytics Platform for Global Retailers! Learn about our new solution here.
What's New in CARTO - Q1 2022
We’ve been busy at CARTO in Q1! Learn about the CARTO platform and product updates we made throughout Q1.
Determine Optimal Store Locations using White Space Analysis
How do you determine where to open a new retail location? Discover how to use White Space Analysis & Spatial Data to make more informed decisions.
How to Enrich Spatial Analysis on BigQuery, Snowflake, & more
With thousands of spatial datasets available in the Data Observatory learn how to perform data enrichment directly on your cloud data warehouse platform
How to build a revenue prediction model with CARTO & BigQuery
Discover how to use CARTO's Analytics Toolbox for Google BigQuery to train a spatial predictive model to predict annual store revenues across a territory
CARTO Spatial Features, now with global urbanity, climatology, & elevation data
We are pleased to announce the release of a new version of CARTO Spatial Features, including new variables for urbanity level, elevation, & climatology
CKDelta’s international human mobility data now available in CARTO
We are pleased to announce our partnership with CKDelta & the inclusion of their human mobility data within our Data Observatory. Learn more & see key use cases.
Making Human Mobility Models Fair, Inclusive, & Private
Discover our Scientific Committee's latest insights when they gathered recently to discuss human mobility data topics including representation, bias, & privacy.
Simplified tileset creation for streamlined app development
Discover the latest updates to CARTO’s BigQuery Tiler, simplifying the SQL code & reducing the processing steps required to ingest & visualize large datasets
Delivering Geospatial Datasets on the Leading Cloud Data Platforms
Access your location based datasets from the CARTO Data Observatory directly on leading cloud platforms, including Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure
Foursquare POI & Foot Traffic Data now available in CARTO
We are pleased to announce our partnership with Foursquare, leaders in location technology, & the inclusion of its POI & foot traffic data in our Data Observatory
Identifying Areas Most Likely to Suffer Recession Post Pandemic
As many parts of the world enter into recession following the Coronavirus pandemic, read how Spatial Data Science can help identify areas with a greater risk
Announcing the CARTO Scientific Committee
We are very pleased to announce the formation of the CARTO Scientific Committee, and its inaugural members, to further advance the field of Spatial Data Science
Spatial Features, the new derived dataset from CARTO
We are excited to announce the release of our first derivative data product providing global demographic data & POI aggregations by category.
Data Observatory: Thousands of Spatial Datasets On Demand
We are excited to announce a new release of CARTO's Data Observatory giving users the ability to explore, subscribe, & manage thousands of spatial datasets.
Dstillery Behavioral Spatial Data available in CARTO's Data Observatory
Dstillery's Behavioral Spatial Data is available through CARTO's Data Observatory to provide market segmentation & geomarketing insights.
Experian's WorldView Spatial Data available in CARTO's Data Observatory
Experian's WorldView Spatial Data is available through CARTO's Data Observatory to provide socio-demographic & consumer spending insights
New Location Data Available for COVID-19 Recovery Analysis
Location Data Streams from Apple, Unacast, Safegraph, & others now available for Spatial Analysis in our Data Observatory to aid in post COVID-19 recovery.
Spatial.ai in CARTO: Geosocial Data Insights During & Post COVID-19
Geosocial Data is now available in CARTO through our partnership with Spatial.ai. See how location-based social media data can be used in spatial analysis.
How Location Data Streams Can Be Used to Fight Against COVID-19
A look at how spatial data & analytics can become insightful resources to those designing, monitoring & optimizing responses against COVID-19.
CARTO and SafeGraph Team Up for Behavior Pattern Insights
Aggregated visit pattern data, like SafeGraph's, has implications for investment decision making, public health, environmental efforts, and more
Risk Analysis and Optimization with Weather Data
From meeting fluctuating customer demands and scheduling services, to proactively optimizing workflows to minimize risks in case of extreme events, weather-related data represents a huge asset
Up-to-date Consumer & Demographic Data: The Backbone for Spatial Analysis
Announcing the inclusion of premium datasets from Applied Geographic Solutions (AGS) in our Location Data Stream Catalogue
CARTO for Databricks: True Native Geospatial for the Lakehouse
Discover CARTO's integration with Databricks, empowering users with native geospatial analytics for enhanced Location Intelligence and streamlined workflows in the Lakehouse.
What's New in CARTO - Q3 2024
Announcing the latest new features in the CARTO platform from Q3 2024.
What being “cloud-native” should really mean for your spatial data
What does it mean to be truly cloud-native? Enhance security, eliminate data silos & redundancy, and revolutionize your geospatial workflows with CARTO.
What's New in CARTO - Q2 2024
Explore the latest CARTO platform features unveiled in Q2 2024! Working with external APIs, raster data, the new developer space - and more!
What's New in CARTO - Q1 2024
Explore the latest CARTO platform features unveiled in Q1 2024! Trigger workflows via API, control your maps via URL, the all-new CARTO Academy - and more!
Now in CARTO: NielsenIQ data for building powerful CPG insights
Access powerful CPG insights with NielsenIQ data, now available in CARTO! Visualize trends, optimize strategies, and make confident decisions.
Integrate analysis workflows in your cloud native apps with CARTO
Seamlessly spatial analysis into cloud-native apps; trigger workflows via API, parameterize processes & seamlessly integrate them into spatial apps.
CARTO now available on Snowflake Partner Connect
CARTO is now available on the Snowflake Partner Connect portal - discover how to activate and get started today!
What's New in CARTO - Q4 2023
Explore the latest CARTO platform features unveiled in Q4 2023! GenAI capabilities, pie chart widgets, data export enhancements - and more!
What's New in CARTO - Q3 2023
CARTO Q3 2023 Update: learn about new spatial analytics & data visualization features including enhancements to workflows, SQL parameters & more.
What's New in CARTO - Q2 2023
Announcing the latest new features in the CARTO platform from Q2 2023.
What's New in CARTO - Q1 2023
Announcing the latest release of new features in the CARTO platform for Q1 2023.
What's New in CARTO - Q4 2022
Announcing our latest release of CARTO cloud-native features for Q4 2022.
What's New in CARTO - Q3 2022
Announcing our latest release of CARTO cloud-native features for Q3 2022.
What's New in CARTO - Q2 2022
We’ve been busy at CARTO in Q2! Learn about the CARTO platform and product updates we made throughout Q2.
CARTO for Retail, the Spatial Analytics Platform for Global Retailers
We’re excited to introduce CARTO for Retail - the integrated Spatial Analytics Platform for Global Retailers! Learn about our new solution here.
What's New in CARTO - Q1 2022
We’ve been busy at CARTO in Q1! Learn about the CARTO platform and product updates we made throughout Q1.
Determine Optimal Store Locations using White Space Analysis
How do you determine where to open a new retail location? Discover how to use White Space Analysis & Spatial Data to make more informed decisions.
How to Enrich Spatial Analysis on BigQuery, Snowflake, & more
With thousands of spatial datasets available in the Data Observatory learn how to perform data enrichment directly on your cloud data warehouse platform
How to build a revenue prediction model with CARTO & BigQuery
Discover how to use CARTO's Analytics Toolbox for Google BigQuery to train a spatial predictive model to predict annual store revenues across a territory
CARTO Spatial Features, now with global urbanity, climatology, & elevation data
We are pleased to announce the release of a new version of CARTO Spatial Features, including new variables for urbanity level, elevation, & climatology
CKDelta’s international human mobility data now available in CARTO
We are pleased to announce our partnership with CKDelta & the inclusion of their human mobility data within our Data Observatory. Learn more & see key use cases.
Making Human Mobility Models Fair, Inclusive, & Private
Discover our Scientific Committee's latest insights when they gathered recently to discuss human mobility data topics including representation, bias, & privacy.
How to Build a Tree Equity Index & Dashboard using BigQuery
Lack of trees is linked to higher temperatures & more violent crime. Discover how to use the BigQuery Spatial Extension & CARTO for React to build a tree score dashboard.
Simplified tileset creation for streamlined app development
Discover the latest updates to CARTO’s BigQuery Tiler, simplifying the SQL code & reducing the processing steps required to ingest & visualize large datasets
How to Visualize Urban Growth with Spatial Analytics in BigQuery
How has your city or urban area grown? Discover how to create an Urban Growth visualization using open data & CARTO's Spatial Analytics in BigQuery.
Delivering Geospatial Datasets on the Leading Cloud Data Platforms
Access your location based datasets from the CARTO Data Observatory directly on leading cloud platforms, including Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure
Foursquare POI & Foot Traffic Data now available in CARTO
We are pleased to announce our partnership with Foursquare, leaders in location technology, & the inclusion of its POI & foot traffic data in our Data Observatory
How to Improve Retail Trade Area Accuracy with Mobility Data
Read how to improve retail trade area accuracy by moving beyond buffers & drive times to using spatial analysis & human mobility data
Announcing the CARTO Scientific Committee
We are very pleased to announce the formation of the CARTO Scientific Committee, and its inaugural members, to further advance the field of Spatial Data Science
React to the Changing Face of Retail DIY with Behavioral Data
With COVID-19 causing dramatic shifts in consumer spending behavior, DIY & other retailers can leverage geospatial data to discover new revenue opportunities.
CARTO BigQuery Tiler Upgrade Gives Speed & Feature Boost
Read about new features to CARTO BigQuery Tiler: the fastest, most convenient, & cost effective way to visualize spatial Big Data & generate Tilesets for the web
Spatial Features, the new derived dataset from CARTO
We are excited to announce the release of our first derivative data product providing global demographic data & POI aggregations by category.
How to Analyze Google BigQuery Data in CARTO
Learn how to visualize geospatial Big Data hosted in Google BigQuery by creating a CARTO instance on the Google Cloud Platform & using our BigQuery Connector.
CARTO + Placekey: Cloud Native Spatial Linkability
Learn more about our integration with Placekey, enabling universal standard identifiers for any physical place to be used with spatial analysis & visualization.
Data Observatory: Thousands of Spatial Datasets On Demand
We are excited to announce a new release of CARTO's Data Observatory giving users the ability to explore, subscribe, & manage thousands of spatial datasets.
Dstillery Behavioral Spatial Data available in CARTO's Data Observatory
Dstillery's Behavioral Spatial Data is available through CARTO's Data Observatory to provide market segmentation & geomarketing insights.
Experian's WorldView Spatial Data available in CARTO's Data Observatory
Experian's WorldView Spatial Data is available through CARTO's Data Observatory to provide socio-demographic & consumer spending insights
Improving Healthcare Access with BigQuery Tiler
Identifying high impact health facility locations with CARTO's BigQuery Tiler & open-sourced geospatial Big Data.
Where Do Expats Invest in Property on the Spanish Coast?
See how idealista used geospatial analysis & real estate location data to uncover fascinating insights on coastal property demand in Spain
CARTO & Google Cloud Announce Partnership
CARTO is now a Google Cloud Partner & available on the Google Cloud Platform Marketplace enabling analysis & visualization within a rich ecosystem.
Google BigQuery Visualization: Mapping Big Spatial Data
The GDELT Project describe how to use Google BigQuery to visualize their dataset of online news coverage focusing on COVID-19
Google Analytics Spatial Data Visualized with BigQuery
Our partner Liveli takes a look at how to visualize spatial data from Google Analytics using BigQuery, gaining deeper insights from website traffic.
What Geospatial Analysis tells us about Meatpacking & COVID-19
One of our partners, makepath, describe how to use multiple open source spatial libraries for COVID-19 analysis focusing on the US meatpacking industry.
Using Spatial Analysis to Measure UK Gentrification
Read how Spatial Analysis & Machine Learning were used by researchers at UCL to understand neighborhood real estate changes & shape policy making in cities.
New Location Data Available for COVID-19 Recovery Analysis
Location Data Streams from Apple, Unacast, Safegraph, & others now available for Spatial Analysis in our Data Observatory to aid in post COVID-19 recovery.
10,000 Dutch Bridges: A Foray into Using BigQuery Connector
Explore how to use our Google BigQuery connector to import large public datasets for geospatial analysis.
Spatial.ai in CARTO: Geosocial Data Insights During & Post COVID-19
Geosocial Data is now available in CARTO through our partnership with Spatial.ai. See how location-based social media data can be used in spatial analysis.
How Location Data Streams Can Be Used to Fight Against COVID-19
A look at how spatial data & analytics can become insightful resources to those designing, monitoring & optimizing responses against COVID-19.
CARTO + Kepler.gl: Two Tools, One Workflow
Kepler.gl and CARTO users can now work seamlessly across both tools. Our integration adds a new cloud storage feature to Kepler.gl, allowing users to share and save maps privately using CARTO.
5 Facts: Out of Home Advertising in 2020
5 facts that show that Out Of Home is the future of the advertising industry
US Social Determinants of Health Atlas - Map of the Month
Leveraging Spatial Analysis techniques, researchers from the University of Chicago and the AHA worked to define and visualize the social determinants of health in America.
Real Estate Market Analysis: Top 5 Data Streams
Real Estate Market Analysis needs to be data-driven, and given the spatial nature of Real Estate investment, you want the data that you are leaning on to be spatial data
Data Visualization: The Spread of Coronavirus
Visualizing data in emergency situations, like the spread of coronavirus, can provide decision makers with the insight needed to inform rapid response plans.
Enrich Spatial Analysis with Landgrid's Nationwide Parcel Data
Landgrid brings their nationwide parcel data, which Boasts over 143 million land parcels across 2,800 counties, to the CARTO Data Observatory
Top 3 Insights from The State of Spatial Data Science 2020
Discover key insights from our survey of how enterprise leaders from industries like Real Estate, Financial Services, Advertising and more are engaging with Spatial Data Science in 2020
Speed up your spatial analysis with CARTOframes 1.0
CARTOframes is the go-to tool for powering analysis with spatial insights and efficiently working with spatial data and spatial models
Emerging Technology - Impacts on Location Intelligence
From Autonomous Vehicles, to Digital Twin, to Human Augmentation, new technology is set to change the world and the Location Intelligence industry is no different.
Top Location Intelligence and Spatial Stories
Celebrating the top stories, tips and tricks, tech updates, and of course, cool maps from around the worlds of Location Intelligence and Spatial Data Science
Quantifying Park Use in American Cities: Spatial Models and Novel Measures
Learn how cities can use spatial modeling to more accurately assess park use to inform planning and facilities decisions
Spatial Solutions for the SDGs - COP25
In anticipation of COP25, we wanted to explore some of the ways that spatial data analysis can help to achieve the SDGs and invite you to several events to discover it yourself!
Google Fusion Tables Turndown: An Alternative to Keep Mapping
If you're trying to find a Google Fusion Tables alternative, CARTO has you covered. Keep mapping and much more with our full stack Location Intelligence platform.
Announcing #SDSC20 - Where Will You Join Us?
Through dozens of sessions exploring the impacts of powerful analysis, SDSC exemplified why Spatial is so important - but also made clear that Spatial is just getting started
Mapping Your Salesforce Data: CARTO in Einstein Analytics
CARTO's Salesforce Lightning app component works seamlessly with Salesforce, integrating complete mapping capabilities with Einstein Analytics Dashboards
Data Events to Enjoy - Winter 2019
Enjoy this list of several interesting events for data scientists, analysts, developers, academics, and other spatial professionals
Spatial Analysis for Tourism in Partnership with Andorra
CARTO is partnering with Andorra's ACTUA program and MIT to deliver deeper insights on the country's burgeoning tourism industry
Equal Earth Projection in CARTO!
Developed in 2018, the popular Equal Earth Projection is now available to users in CARTO!
PostGIS 3.0.0 Just Released
With a lot of enhancements, bug fixes, and several new features, the release of PostGIS 3.0.0 brings improved speed and performance to CARTO users
Spatial Data Simplified: Introducing Data Observatory 2.0
We’re introducing Data Observatory 2.0, the latest version of our spatial data repository that will make spatial data more accessible and faster to manipulate for Data Scientists and Analysts across the globe.
CARTO and SafeGraph Team Up for Behavior Pattern Insights
Aggregated visit pattern data, like SafeGraph's, has implications for investment decision making, public health, environmental efforts, and more
Spatial Leaders from Around the Globe Converge on SDSC19
The Spatial Data Science Conference 2019 brings together leaders from industry, government, and academia for a day of panels and discussions on the latest technologies and techniques.
Retail Revenue Prediction Models with Spatial Data Science
Predicting store revenues is critical, allowing retail leaders to stay agile, make informed decisions around current store operations, and plan the most effective new openings. The most accurate prediction models include the location component.
Risk Analysis and Optimization with Weather Data
From meeting fluctuating customer demands and scheduling services, to proactively optimizing workflows to minimize risks in case of extreme events, weather-related data represents a huge asset
Inside CARTO Engineering: Configuration Management Makeover
In order to achieve our plan of being the leading location intelligence platform, we continually invest in our infrastructure to provide the best service to our client. Today we are telling a success story about how we revamped our configuration management system
Up-to-date Consumer & Demographic Data: The Backbone for Spatial Analysis
Announcing the inclusion of premium datasets from Applied Geographic Solutions (AGS) in our Location Data Stream Catalogue
Forrester Includes CARTO Among Location Intelligence Platform Providers In Now Tech Report
CARTO recognized as a leader in Forrester’s Location Intelligence report, highlighting its platform’s advanced spatial capabilities and data-driven decision support.
Introducing Our Location Data Streams Catalog
Location Data Streams allow you to access both open data and premium data from market leaders.
Upgrading our Core Platform to PostgreSQL 11
In order to meet our users' increasing performance needs, during the following weeks we will be upgrading our software stack to be based on PostgreSQL 11 and PostGIS 2.5.
CARTO acquires Geographica to expand its professional services offering
We are pleased to announce that we have acquired one of our leading partners, Geographica
Improving Healthcare Access with Spatial Data Models
An investigation of healthcare access across America, built on new spatial data science techniques
Must-Follow Twitter Accounts for Spatial Data Science
This year's CARTO twitter guide features 50 twitter accounts to follow for those looking to dive specifically into Twitter's Spatial Data Science community
Announcing Discovery 2019: The Location Intelligence Summit
Recap Europe's top Spatial Summit in Madrid, June 6th, 2019. Keynotes by experts in Location Intelligence, GIS, data analytics & more.
Airship 2.0 is here
Explore features, Histogram widget enhancements, Time Series widget, and seamless CARTO VL integration. Elevate your Location Intelligence with Airship 2.0.
Mapping Segregation - MIT's Atlas of Inequality
Explore The Atlas of Inequality, a project revealing behavioral patterns and segregation impacts, led by MIT and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
Mapping Geoawesomeness' Top 100 Companies and Startups
Our team used CARTO VL and Airship to map the Geoawesomeness Top 100 Geospatial Companies and Startups list
Meet us at MWC: 1 Month To Go
we're getting very excited to attend this year's edition of the GSMA's flagship conference, Mobile World Congress - the world's largest exhibition for the mobile and telecommunications industry.
Faster, Stronger Smart Cities with Location Intelligence
The proliferation of Location Intelligence solutions is a big part of Smart Cities growth. Cities uniquely benefit from a deeper understanding of 'where,' in areas from disaster relief and health services, to traffic optimization, and more.