PMI, Litterati, & Clear Channel Win Geospatial Excellence Awards

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We’re very pleased to announce that at this year’s Geospatial World Forum, CARTO clients Philip Morris International, Litterati & Clear Channel have all won awards.

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PMI, Litterati, & Clear Channel Win Geospatial Excellence Awards

Initiated in 2007  Geospatial World Awards are internationally-acclaimed premium awards recognizing exemplary practices in the global geospatial industry. With the ceremony taking place at Geospatial World Forum every year  the awards have recognized over 150+ organizations to date.

We are very pleased to announce that at this year’s ceremony  which took place last night  two solutions powered by CARTO won Geospatial Excellence Awards;

The Geospatial Excellence in Environmental Protection award was presented to Philip Morris International (PMI) and Litterati for their ‘Our World is Not an Ashtray’ (WNA) initiative.

The Geospatial World Innovation award was presented to Clear Channel for their Out of Home (OOH) campaign planning tool ‘RADARView®’.

Photograph taken at the Geospatial World Awards 2021


Photograph taken at the Geospatial World Awards 2021
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Using Location Intelligence to Combat Litter

“Our World Is Not an Ashtray” (WNA) is an online platform dedicated to raising awareness about the issue of cigarette butt littering and engaging adults around the world to take steps to reduce littering.

Screenshot of Our World Is Not an Ashtray platform


In partnership with Litterati  Cortexia  and CARTO—Philip Morris International have implemented a data-driven approach to assess the prevalence of cigarette butt litter across the globe; identify litter hotspots; and monitor the impact of anti-littering activities.

Learn more about the initative by reading our customer story.

How Spatial Data Powers the Reimagination of OOH

Clear Channel RADARView® (powered by CARTO) brings powerful digital insights of audience groups including demographics  location and point of interest visits  brand affinity  and online browsing behaviors to the real and physical world of Out of Home for more effective  flexible  and data-driven campaign planning.

Screenshot of RADARView tool


The technology provides invaluable data to help brands reflect how consumer behaviors change  and to build more nuanced and effective outdoor advertising  securing stronger consumer engagement.

Learn more about the tool by reading our customer story.

Many congratulations to PMI  Litterati  Clear Channel  and all those who were recognized at this year’s Geospatial Excellence Awards!