Measuring tile rendering processes to improve performance
One of the most important parts of our infrastructure is how we generate tiles. This process consists of two parts: gathering data and rendering tiles. As part of our missi...
Core Tech
4 Powerful Historical Maps Every Data Analyst Should Know
While early cartographers didn’t use the term “location intelligence,” they were keenly aware that their maps had an intended purpose.
Cartography & Visualization
How Location Data is Helping Solve Water Insecurity
Nonprofits and humanitarian relief agencies are using location data to tackle some of the most challenging problems in the world today: from housing discrimination, to clim...
Use Cases
The 4 Types of Analytics Shaping Location Data Today
Lately location data has received a lot of press and attention – and rightly so. Organizations that utilize location data have shown it to be effective in enhancing marketi...
Data Processing
4 Simple Steps Enigma Took to Turn Public Data into Insight
There is a nearly endless supply of open data ready for businesses and nonprofits to use. The challenge is that creating something useful with that data is not always easy....
Use Cases
The Future of Location Intelligence
For two days, more than 250 leaders in Location Intelligence gathered at CARTO Locations in Madrid to share and learn new ways businesses are turning location data into out...
News
Geospatial processing with Clickhouse
In the geospatial world it is easy to find really small datasets, like an excel file with client locations or a geojson with the coordinates for a few thousand Starbucks co...
Data Visualization
A Really Good Guide on Location Intelligence Implementation
Most organizations are replete with data and data sources. What to do with that data for better business outcomes is not simply a question of database management, but one o...
Use Cases
Q&A: A Look at NYC's Open Data Approach with Mayor's Senior Project Manager
Open data is justifying all its hype by making local governance easier, more accessible, and transparent for the daily lives of small town and big city residents alike.
Data Processing
Designer’s table. How a lunch became the Design team’s signature
The Design team in CARTO works mostly1 from “The West Wing” of our Madrid office, a small sunny room with a gorgeous balcony looking out to Callao, the neuralgic center of...
CARTO Culture
The Best Conferences for Location Intelligence in 2017
Location intelligence (LI) is becoming increasingly vital to a wide variety of industries, but it can still be hard to find conferences and events where you can get smart o...
News
3 Businesses See More Green After Going Green
Earth Day, an annual event rallying support for environmental protection, will take place this Saturday, and marks the event’s forty-seventh anniversary. A growing environm...
Use Cases
