A tale of two site planning strategies: Dunkin' Donuts versus Starbucks
Amid growing demand for quick service restaurant (QSR) properties, private and 1031 investors have started supplementing QSR evaluation metrics, like past sales performance...
Use Cases
Build A Clicks-to-Bricks Strategy Using Spatial Data Science
McKinsey estimates that in-store sales will still make up 75% to 85% of all retail sales in 2025. For online-native retailers eyeing growth and expansion, this makes an omn...
Spatial Data
Happy Birthday CARTOframes, CARTO's Python Interface
One year ago today, we announced the launch of CARTOframes, a Python package for interacting with CARTO built specifically for data scientists. To celebrate, I sat down for...
Core Tech
4 solutions to common problems when making location data maps
The recent releases of CARTO VL and Airship presented the opportunity for a post on solving common mapping problems.
Cartography & Visualization
Location Intelligence apps take flight with Airship
When building new software applications, developers wrestle with doubts on whether their design decisions will deliver users the best possible experience. From interface la...
App Development
Opportunity Zones in the Wake of Amazon HQ2
To say that Amazon’s HQ2 decision proved divisive would be an understatement. Whether Jeff Bezos selected the neighborhoods of Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia and Long ...
Spatial Data
Harness the Power of Vector with CARTO VL
Six months after the beta release, the CARTO team is proud to announce the full, public launch of CARTO VL, our JavaScript library for vector-based visualization and analyt...
Core Tech
An update on MVT encoders
It has rained a lot since we last wrote about MVT encoders performance. Taking advantage of the recent Postgis 2.5 release, we decided to update our measurements and explai...
Core Tech
Vision Zero in the New Era of Location Data Streams
Vision Zero, a popular initiative aiming to eliminate traffic fatalities and injuries, emphasizes the need for more traffic data analysis. In understanding past mobility an...
Spatial Data
7 Maps Deriving New Insight From Mobile Data
More than 5 billion of the world’s 7.5 billion people own a cell phone. That ubiquitousness, coupled with their innate connectivity, makes mobile devices, and specifically ...
Use Cases
Where Location Intelligence is driving innovation in geomarketing
Frustration with Facebook and Google’s online advertising “duopoly,” which accounted for 63% of all U.S. digital ad revenue in 2017, is leading digital marketers to search ...
Use Cases
Modernizing Catchment Areas With Human Mobility Data
First used in the late 1800’s, Isochrone Maps, which depict the transport times in every direction from a distinct point, have long been an important component in the busin...
Use Cases
