Posts by Mamata Akella

Written by Elena Torró and Mamata Akella on Mar 25, 2019

Say hello to CARTO VL 1.2

Read on for highlights of new features, functionalities, and resources shipped with the latest release of CARTO VL.

Written by Mamata Akella on Aug 16, 2018

Visualizing the spread of current fires with CARTO VL

Using synced data streams and CARTO VL, this map shows active fire perimeters and their growth since the beginning of July.

Written by Mamata Akella on Dec 4, 2017

A new look for Positron and Dark Matter basemaps

Today, we are excited to share the new and enhanced versions of our signature basemaps, Positron and Dark Matter.

Written by Mamata Akella on Dec 8, 2016

Color by data: Introducing CARTOColors

Today we are excited to introduce CARTOColors.

Written by Mamata Akella on Sep 29, 2016

Using Alteryx and CARTO to Explore London Bike Trips

Recently, we teamed up with Alteryx to explore London bike trip data. The results of our collaboration were presented at the Alteryx Inspire Europe plenary.

Written by Mamata Akella on Sep 8, 2016

Styling with Turbo Carto

Over the past few months, we have shared some introductory tidbits about our CartoCSS preprocessor Turbo Carto. Turbo Carto enables you to make thematic maps with a single ...

Written by Mamata Akella on Jun 3, 2016

5 cartographic tips for your Data Observatory maps

Written by Mamata Akella on Jan 4, 2016

Visualize 2015 Urban Populations with Proportional Symbols

Written by Mamata Akella on Nov 18, 2015

Make a Thematic Map of Current Drought Conditions

Written by Mamata Akella on Oct 30, 2015

Free Your Maps from Web Mercator!