Spatial Analytics in 2026: What's Changing?

Spatial Analytics in 2026: What's Changing?

Explore how AI, cloud-native tools, and evolving skills are reshaping spatial analytics in 2026, based on insights from 200+ geospatial experts.

Spatial Analytics

In your cloud

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CARTO AI Agents now integrated with Google AI Studio & Vertex AI

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Agentic GIS now integrated with Snowflake Cortex AI

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CARTO now integrated with Databricks Spatial SQL & Mosaic AI

Spatial Leaders from Around the Globe Converge on SDSC19

Spatial Leaders from Around the Globe Converge on SDSC19

The Spatial Data Science Conference 2019 brings together leaders from industry, government, and academia for a day of panels and discussions on the latest technologies and techniques.

Events
Retail Revenue Prediction Models with Spatial Data Science

Retail Revenue Prediction Models with Spatial Data Science

Predicting store revenues is critical, allowing retail leaders to stay agile, make informed decisions around current store operations, and plan the most effective new openings. The most accurate prediction models include the location component.

Spatial Data Science
Live Connections to Remote Databases with Federated Tables

Live Connections to Remote Databases with Federated Tables

Federated tables allow CARTO users to combine data hosted in CARTO with data that lives in a remote database such as Amazon Aurora and Microsoft Azure

Cloud Native
Risk Analysis and Optimization with Weather Data

Risk Analysis and Optimization with Weather Data

From meeting fluctuating customer demands and scheduling services, to proactively optimizing workflows to minimize risks in case of extreme events, weather-related data represents a huge asset

Spatial Data
Solving Global Litter with Machine Learning & Spatial Data

Solving Global Litter with Machine Learning & Spatial Data

Learn how Litterati is leveraging Location Intelligence and Spatial Data Science in the fight against global litter

Use cases
Inside CARTO Engineering: Configuration Management Makeover

Inside CARTO Engineering: Configuration Management Makeover

In order to achieve our plan of being the leading location intelligence platform, we continually invest in our infrastructure to provide the best service to our client. Today we are telling a success story about how we revamped our configuration management system

Core Tech
Up-to-date Consumer & Demographic Data: The Backbone for Spatial Analysis

Up-to-date Consumer & Demographic Data: The Backbone for Spatial Analysis

Announcing the inclusion of premium datasets from Applied Geographic Solutions (AGS) in our Location Data Stream Catalogue

Spatial Data
Can Short-term Rental Meet Demand to Meet Aliens at Area 51?

Can Short-term Rental Meet Demand to Meet Aliens at Area 51?

Use cases
Forrester Includes CARTO Among Location Intelligence Platform Providers In Now Tech Report

Forrester Includes CARTO Among Location Intelligence Platform Providers In Now Tech Report

CARTO recognized as a leader in Forrester’s Location Intelligence report, highlighting its platform’s advanced spatial capabilities and data-driven decision support.

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Stop Using Zip Codes for Geospatial Analysis

Stop Using Zip Codes for Geospatial Analysis

Uncover deeper insights beyond ZIP codes with geospatial analysis. Explore the limitations of ZIP codes and discover alternatives for spatial understanding.

Spatial Analytics
The Top 5 Location Intelligence and Spatial Webinars

The Top 5 Location Intelligence and Spatial Webinars

Events
Champions League Insights via Short-Term Rental Data and LI

Champions League Insights via Short-Term Rental Data and LI

Spatial Data

Academy

Spatial Analytics in 2026: What's Changing?

Explore how AI, cloud-native tools, and evolving skills are reshaping spatial analytics in 2026, based on insights from 200+ geospatial experts.

Spatial Analytics

CARTO CLI: Automated CARTO management built for AI Agents

Meet the CARTO CLI: a command-line interface that unifies human expertise, automated pipelines & AI agents into one geospatial operating model.

Core Tech

CARTO AI Agents now integrated with Amazon Bedrock

Unlock secure, AI-powered geospatial analysis in your AWS environment. Learn how CARTO's Agentic GIS and Amazon Bedrock integration makes spatial insights accessible to everyone.

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