Basemaps

Use a quality basemap for your maps & applications, visualizing vector & raster data with clarity & precision. Take your cartography to new levels.

A basemap is a reference map on which users can overlay multiple layers of spatial or geographic data upon, such as vector or raster data.

Millions of users rely on CARTO basemaps for their applications - relying on our high-quality cartography to tell stories and gain insights through their location data.

See your data on our basemaps

Why use CARTO basemaps?

Regular updates

Continuous data updates based on open data sources such as OpenStreetMap.

Scalable & performant

All maps are cached through a global CDN with more than 30 POPs providing highly accurate maps.

Designed by cartographers

The clearest & most beautiful maps out there. Nobody likes an ugly map, after all.

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