Tutorials

General

• Getting Started with CARTO Builder

  Getting started with CARTO Builder.

• Understanding Map Layers in Builder

  A guide about how map layers are used to discover key insights about your data in CARTO Builder.

• How to preserve an analysis or query result in a dataset

  Learn how map layers or SQL queries can be materialized to improve map performance.

Data Management

• Create and Manage Data by Drawing Geometries

  Describes how to add and edit geometries in your CARTO dataset by drawing a point, line, or polygon directly on your map visualization.

Styling

• Aggregation Styles for Point Geometries

  Describes how to apply an aggregation style for grouping point data.

• Using 'Style by Value' with Point Geometries

  Describes how to style your layers using a data attribute with CARTO Builder.

• Adding labels to your map

  Apply text labels to a map layer to enhance the map typography.

• Animating Maps with Point Data

  Describes how to change the style aggregation option to animate your map layer with CARTO Builder.

• Displaying Temporal Data with Heatmaps

  Describes how to change the style aggregation options to display a static or animated heatmap in CARTO Builder.

• Style Point Data with Marker Images

Analysis

• Analysis Tips and Behavior

  Describes tips and behavior when applying analysis to map layers in CARTO Builder.

• How to Edit Geometries in Layers with Analyses Applied

  Describes how to edit geometries in your CARTO dataset based on analysis results.

• Enrich from Data Observatory

  Leverage the CARTO Data Observatory to put your data into context

• Link Second Layer

  Link Second Layer allows you to connect data from two or more layers, and filter the results with a single widget.

• Geocoding with Builder using Street Addresses

  Apply the Geocode analysis to convert street data into point geometries with CARTO Builder.

• Geocoding with Builder using Latitude and Longitude

  Apply the Geocode analysis to convert latitude and longitude data into geometries with CARTO Builder.

• Geocoding with Builder using City and Admin Region Names

  Apply the Geocode analysis to convert city and administrative region data into geometries with CARTO Builder.

• Geocoding with Builder using Country Names and IP Addresses

  Apply the Geocode analysis to convert country names and IP addresses into geometries with CARTO Builder.

• Add Columns from 2nd Dataset

  Add columns (single or multiple) from a second dataset by linking a shared value found in both datasets.

• Intersect and Aggregate

  Apply the Intersect and Aggregate analysis to count the number of points that intersect in a polygon.

• Create Travel/Distance Buffers

  Creates buffer polygons according to the parameters set by the user.

• Create Centroids of Geometries

  Create centroids from polygon geometries while aggregating, categorizing and/or weighting a value column.

• Create Polygons from Points

  Group points, lines or polygons into polygons based on the extent of similar points.

• Filter by Column Value

  Filter your map layer by a selected column from your dataset, with CARTO Builder.

• Create Lines from Points

  Describes how to connect points into lines with CARTO Builder.

• Subsample Percent of Rows

  Subsample percent of rows enables you to view a random subset of data and keeps your data size more manageable.

• Calculate Clusters of Points

  Describes how to spatially separate a layer of points into a specified number (N) of groups with CARTO Builder.

• Detect Outliers and Clusters

  Describes how to use Moran's I to find high (HL) and low (LH) outliers, and high (HH) and low (LL) clusters, with CARTO Builder.

• Predict Trends and Volatility

  Describes how to predict probability of upward and downward trends using spatial Markov chains, with CARTO Builder.

• Find Nearest

  Find a defined number of points from one dataset and calculate the nearest, linear distance to another dataset in CARTO Builder.

• Point in Polygon

  Describes how to select points from a second dataset that intersect a polygon layer, using CARTO Builder.

Widgets

• Builder Widgets Overview

  Describes how to add interactive widgets for viewing your map data in CARTO Builder.

• Understanding the Time-Series Widget

  CARTO Builder Time-Series widgets display and filter data over time.

• Understanding the Category Widget

  Filter and search category values with category widgets in CARTO Builder.

• How can I order the categories within a category widget?

  Learn how to order category widgets based on an aggregation operation in CARTO Builder.

• Understanding the Histogram Widget

  CARTO Builder histogram widgets filter numerical data within a given range.

• Understanding Auto-Styling

  Auto style widgets to view dynamic data with CARTO Builder.

• Customizing Auto-Style Color Palettes

  Customize widget auto style behavior to display a custom color scheme with CARTO Builder.

• Customizing Widget Color

  Customize the widget colors on your map with CARTO Builder.

• Viewing Analysis Results with Widgets

  Describes how to interactive widgets run analyses in CARTO Builder.

• Using Layer Analysis Nodes with Widgets

  Learn how to assign layer nodes to Builder widgets.

Publishing and Sharing

• Managing Map and Dataset Privacy

  Describes the privacy settings for protecting your CARTO maps and data.

• Publishing and Sharing Maps

  Describes how to publish and share any CARTO Map.

• Downloading and Importing CARTO maps

  Download or Import CARTO maps to share your analysis or visualization.

• Export Map as an Image

  Export your map as an exported static image with CARTO Builder.

Legends

• Builder Legends Overview

  Apply a map legend to show symbols and text that describe your data in CARTO Builder.

Pop-Ups

• Builder Pop-Ups Overview

  Describes how to enable pop-up information windows for select data in CARTO Builder.

• Customizing Pop-ups with HTML

  Customize pop-up information window styling with HTML.

Basemaps

• Intro to basemaps

  Describes how to change the basemap used to render your map background in CARTO Builder.

• Inserting External Basemaps

  Describes how to add and insert external third-party basemaps in CARTO Builder.

• Creating your own basemap with data layer

  Describes how to apply style a custom basemap for rendering your map background in CARTO Builder.

Guides

• Example - Intersect and Aggregate Points with Polygons

  Learn how to find the number of Airbnb houses/rooms in distinct blocks and neighborhoods.

• Example - Using Buffers to Filter Data

  Learn how to find the closest Airbnb rooms to subway metro stations and lines in Madrid city with CARTO Builder.

• Example - Analyze Barcelona Biking Data

  Learn how to analyze and visualize Barcelona's public bike distribution and availability with CARTO Builder.

• Example - Analyze 'Spies in the Skies' Data

  Learn how to analyze flight data and explore the stories behind with CARTO Builder.

• Example - The potential impact of the L-line closure in New York City

  Learn how to create buffers, intersects and explore with widgets using CARTO Builder.

• Example - Breaking Down an Area into Sales Territories

  Learn how to find the best place to create a store near the customers in Portland city.

• Example - Explore Chicago's Police Station and Crime Data

  Learn how to explore how far police station locations are from crimes centroids per district in the city of Chicago.

• Example - Simplifying Moran's I Analysis

  Learn what US counties have higher risk for insuring railroad companies.

• Example - Intersect and Aggregate to show Sums

  Learn how to report the sum of purchases sold by a chain of stores.

• Example - Animating Point Data and making Rich Pop-ups

  Learn how to create a time-enabled visualization that includes useful pop-ups using data pulled from Twitter with Builder.

• Example - Combining Builder Analysis and Styling Options to Create Maps

  Learn how to display two different symbologies in the same layer.