Basemaps
Use a quality basemap for your maps & applications, visualizing vector & raster data with clarity & precision. Take your cartography to new levels.
What are basemaps?
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.
How can I use CARTO 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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Play with Python
Basemap Python?
Need maps directly in your Jupyter notebook? Check out CARTOframes to see how to achieve this with just a few lines of code.
Getting started
Start using our Basemaps
See how you can start playing with your data on CARTO basemaps using our Free plan.
Customer stories
Join the masters
Leading brands, such as Mastercard, DPD & DHL rely on our platform to visualize their data. Read their stories here.