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Javier Pérez Trufero

Javier Pérez Trufero
Javier is VP of Product and is globally responsible for CARTO’s product portfolio and innovation roadmap. He also leads the company strategy with respect to third party data offerings and data science activities. Javier's responsibilities span the complete product development cycle. He also coordinates new alliances with top-class data providers.
Embed your maps in Power BI, Tableau or your favorite BI tool

Embed your maps in Power BI, Tableau or your favorite BI tool

Learn how to embed CARTO maps in Power BI, Tableau, and other BI tools to enhance dashboards with interactive spatial data visualization and insights.

Cartography & Visualization
CARTO for Databricks: True Native Geospatial for the Lakehouse

CARTO for Databricks: True Native Geospatial for the Lakehouse

Discover CARTO's integration with Databricks, empowering users with native geospatial analytics for enhanced Location Intelligence and streamlined workflows in the Lakehouse.

Cloud Native
What's New in CARTO - Q3 2024

What's New in CARTO - Q3 2024

Announcing the latest new features in the CARTO platform from Q3 2024.

News
What being “cloud-native” should really mean for your spatial data

What being “cloud-native” should really mean for your spatial data

What does it mean to be truly cloud-native? Enhance security, eliminate data silos & redundancy, and revolutionize your geospatial workflows with CARTO.

Cloud Native
What's New in CARTO - Q2 2024

What's New in CARTO - Q2 2024

Explore the latest CARTO platform features unveiled in Q2 2024! Working with external APIs, raster data, the new developer space - and more!

News
New CARTO Boundaries for faster visualizations in spatial apps

New CARTO Boundaries for faster visualizations in spatial apps

Announcing CARTO Boundaries for faster spatial app visualizations! Join data with pre-generated vector tilesets for efficient processing. 

App Development
Build insights at scale with the new CARTO Spatial Features data

Build insights at scale with the new CARTO Spatial Features data

Announcing CARTO Spatial Features 3.0! Explore global human activity, night light intensity & telecom infrastructure spatial data. 

Spatial Data
What's New in CARTO - Q1 2024

What's New in CARTO - Q1 2024

Explore the latest CARTO platform features unveiled in Q1 2024! Trigger workflows via API, control your maps via URL, the all-new CARTO Academy - and more!

News
Now in CARTO: NielsenIQ data for building powerful CPG insights

Now in CARTO: NielsenIQ data for building powerful CPG insights

Access powerful CPG insights with NielsenIQ data, now available in CARTO! Visualize trends, optimize strategies, and make confident decisions. 

Spatial Data
Integrate analysis workflows in your cloud native apps with CARTO

Integrate analysis workflows in your cloud native apps with CARTO

Seamlessly spatial analysis into cloud-native apps; trigger workflows via API, parameterize processes & seamlessly integrate them into spatial apps.

Core Tech
CARTO now available on Snowflake Partner Connect

CARTO now available on Snowflake Partner Connect

CARTO is now available on the Snowflake Partner Connect portal - discover how to activate and get started today!

News
What's New in CARTO - Q4 2023

What's New in CARTO - Q4 2023

Explore the latest CARTO platform features unveiled in Q4 2023! GenAI capabilities, pie chart widgets, data export enhancements - and more!

News
What's New in CARTO - Q3 2023

What's New in CARTO - Q3 2023

CARTO Q3 2023 Update: learn about new spatial analytics & data visualization features including enhancements to workflows, SQL parameters & more.

News
Dynamic Tiling: The key to highly performant cloud-native maps

Dynamic Tiling: The key to highly performant cloud-native maps

Elevate cloud-native mapping of big data with CARTO's Dynamic Tiling. Seamlessly integrate interactive maps in your apps without compromising speed.

Core Tech
What's New in CARTO - Q2 2023

What's New in CARTO - Q2 2023

Announcing the latest new features in the CARTO platform from Q2 2023.

News
What's New in CARTO - Q1 2023

What's New in CARTO - Q1 2023

Announcing the latest release of new features in the CARTO platform for Q1 2023.

News
What's New in CARTO - Q4 2022

What's New in CARTO - Q4 2022

Announcing our latest release of CARTO cloud-native features for Q4 2022.

News
What's New in CARTO - Q3 2022

What's New in CARTO - Q3 2022

Announcing our latest release of CARTO cloud-native features for Q3 2022.

News
What's New in CARTO - Q2 2022

What's New in CARTO - Q2 2022

We’ve been busy at CARTO in Q2! Learn about the CARTO platform and product updates we made throughout Q2.

News
CARTO for Retail, the Spatial Analytics Platform for Global Retailers

CARTO for Retail, the Spatial Analytics Platform for Global Retailers

We’re excited to introduce CARTO for Retail - the integrated Spatial Analytics Platform for Global Retailers! Learn about our new solution here.

Cloud Native
What's New in CARTO - Q1 2022

What's New in CARTO - Q1 2022

We’ve been busy at CARTO in Q1! Learn about the CARTO platform and product updates we made throughout Q1.

News
Determine Optimal Store Locations using White Space Analysis

Determine Optimal Store Locations using White Space Analysis

How do you determine where to open a new retail location? Discover how to use White Space Analysis & Spatial Data to make more informed decisions.

Spatial Data Science
How to Enrich Spatial Analysis on BigQuery, Snowflake, & more

How to Enrich Spatial Analysis on BigQuery, Snowflake, & more

With thousands of spatial datasets available in the Data Observatory learn how to perform data enrichment directly on your cloud data warehouse platform

Cloud Native
How to build a revenue prediction model with CARTO & BigQuery

How to build a revenue prediction model with CARTO & BigQuery

Discover how to use CARTO's Analytics Toolbox for Google BigQuery to train a spatial predictive model to predict annual store revenues across a territory

Spatial Data Science
CARTO Spatial Features, now with global urbanity, climatology, & elevation data

CARTO Spatial Features, now with global urbanity, climatology, & elevation data

We are pleased to announce the release of a new version of CARTO Spatial Features, including new variables for urbanity level, elevation, & climatology

Spatial Data
CKDelta’s international human mobility data now available in CARTO

CKDelta’s international human mobility data now available in CARTO

We are pleased to announce our partnership with CKDelta & the inclusion of their human mobility data within our Data Observatory. Learn more & see key use cases.

Spatial Data
Making Human Mobility Models Fair, Inclusive, & Private

Making Human Mobility Models Fair, Inclusive, & Private

Discover our Scientific Committee's latest insights when they gathered recently to discuss human mobility data topics including representation, bias, & privacy.

Use cases
Simplified tileset creation for streamlined app development

Simplified tileset creation for streamlined app development

Discover the latest updates to CARTO’s BigQuery Tiler, simplifying the SQL code & reducing the processing steps required to ingest & visualize large datasets

Cartography & Visualization
Delivering Geospatial Datasets on the Leading Cloud Data Platforms

Delivering Geospatial Datasets on the Leading Cloud Data Platforms

Access your location based datasets from the CARTO Data Observatory directly on leading cloud platforms, including Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure

Cloud Native
Foursquare POI & Foot Traffic Data now available in CARTO

Foursquare POI & Foot Traffic Data now available in CARTO

We are pleased to announce our partnership with Foursquare, leaders in location technology, & the inclusion of its POI & foot traffic data in our Data Observatory

Spatial Data
Identifying Areas Most Likely to Suffer Recession Post Pandemic

Identifying Areas Most Likely to Suffer Recession Post Pandemic

As many parts of the world enter into recession following the Coronavirus pandemic, read how Spatial Data Science can help identify areas with a greater risk

Use cases
Announcing the CARTO Scientific Committee

Announcing the CARTO Scientific Committee

We are very pleased to announce the formation of the CARTO Scientific Committee, and its inaugural members, to further advance the field of Spatial Data Science

News
Spatial Features, the new derived dataset from CARTO

Spatial Features, the new derived dataset from CARTO

We are excited to announce the release of our first derivative data product providing global demographic data & POI aggregations by category.

Spatial Data
Data Observatory: Thousands of Spatial Datasets On Demand

Data Observatory: Thousands of Spatial Datasets On Demand

We are excited to announce a new release of CARTO's Data Observatory giving users the ability to explore, subscribe, & manage thousands of spatial datasets.

Spatial Data
Dstillery Behavioral Spatial Data available in CARTO's Data Observatory

Dstillery Behavioral Spatial Data available in CARTO's Data Observatory

Dstillery's Behavioral Spatial Data is available through CARTO's Data Observatory to provide market segmentation & geomarketing insights.

Spatial Data
Experian's WorldView Spatial Data available in CARTO's Data Observatory

Experian's WorldView Spatial Data available in CARTO's Data Observatory

Experian's WorldView Spatial Data is available through CARTO's Data Observatory to provide socio-demographic & consumer spending insights

Spatial Data
New Location Data Available for COVID-19 Recovery Analysis

New Location Data Available for COVID-19 Recovery Analysis

Location Data Streams from Apple, Unacast, Safegraph, & others now available for Spatial Analysis in our Data Observatory to aid in post COVID-19 recovery.

Spatial Data
Spatial.ai in CARTO: Geosocial Data Insights During & Post COVID-19

Spatial.ai in CARTO: Geosocial Data Insights During & Post COVID-19

Geosocial Data is now available in CARTO through our partnership with Spatial.ai. See how location-based social media data can be used in spatial analysis.

Spatial Data
How Location Data Streams Can Be Used to Fight Against COVID-19

How Location Data Streams Can Be Used to Fight Against COVID-19

A look at how spatial data & analytics can become insightful resources to those designing, monitoring & optimizing responses against COVID-19.

Spatial Data Science
CARTO and SafeGraph Team Up for Behavior Pattern Insights

CARTO and SafeGraph Team Up for Behavior Pattern Insights

Aggregated visit pattern data, like SafeGraph's, has implications for investment decision making, public health, environmental efforts, and more

Spatial Data
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
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
Embed your maps in Power BI, Tableau or your favorite BI tool

Embed your maps in Power BI, Tableau or your favorite BI tool

Learn how to embed CARTO maps in Power BI, Tableau, and other BI tools to enhance dashboards with interactive spatial data visualization and insights.

Cartography & Visualization
CARTO for Databricks: True Native Geospatial for the Lakehouse

CARTO for Databricks: True Native Geospatial for the Lakehouse

Discover CARTO's integration with Databricks, empowering users with native geospatial analytics for enhanced Location Intelligence and streamlined workflows in the Lakehouse.

Cloud Native
What's New in CARTO - Q3 2024

What's New in CARTO - Q3 2024

Announcing the latest new features in the CARTO platform from Q3 2024.

News
What being “cloud-native” should really mean for your spatial data

What being “cloud-native” should really mean for your spatial data

What does it mean to be truly cloud-native? Enhance security, eliminate data silos & redundancy, and revolutionize your geospatial workflows with CARTO.

Cloud Native
What's New in CARTO - Q2 2024

What's New in CARTO - Q2 2024

Explore the latest CARTO platform features unveiled in Q2 2024! Working with external APIs, raster data, the new developer space - and more!

News
What's New in CARTO - Q1 2024

What's New in CARTO - Q1 2024

Explore the latest CARTO platform features unveiled in Q1 2024! Trigger workflows via API, control your maps via URL, the all-new CARTO Academy - and more!

News
Now in CARTO: NielsenIQ data for building powerful CPG insights

Now in CARTO: NielsenIQ data for building powerful CPG insights

Access powerful CPG insights with NielsenIQ data, now available in CARTO! Visualize trends, optimize strategies, and make confident decisions. 

Spatial Data
Integrate analysis workflows in your cloud native apps with CARTO

Integrate analysis workflows in your cloud native apps with CARTO

Seamlessly spatial analysis into cloud-native apps; trigger workflows via API, parameterize processes & seamlessly integrate them into spatial apps.

Core Tech
CARTO now available on Snowflake Partner Connect

CARTO now available on Snowflake Partner Connect

CARTO is now available on the Snowflake Partner Connect portal - discover how to activate and get started today!

News
What's New in CARTO - Q4 2023

What's New in CARTO - Q4 2023

Explore the latest CARTO platform features unveiled in Q4 2023! GenAI capabilities, pie chart widgets, data export enhancements - and more!

News
What's New in CARTO - Q3 2023

What's New in CARTO - Q3 2023

CARTO Q3 2023 Update: learn about new spatial analytics & data visualization features including enhancements to workflows, SQL parameters & more.

News
What's New in CARTO - Q2 2023

What's New in CARTO - Q2 2023

Announcing the latest new features in the CARTO platform from Q2 2023.

News
What's New in CARTO - Q1 2023

What's New in CARTO - Q1 2023

Announcing the latest release of new features in the CARTO platform for Q1 2023.

News
What's New in CARTO - Q4 2022

What's New in CARTO - Q4 2022

Announcing our latest release of CARTO cloud-native features for Q4 2022.

News
What's New in CARTO - Q3 2022

What's New in CARTO - Q3 2022

Announcing our latest release of CARTO cloud-native features for Q3 2022.

News
What's New in CARTO - Q2 2022

What's New in CARTO - Q2 2022

We’ve been busy at CARTO in Q2! Learn about the CARTO platform and product updates we made throughout Q2.

News
CARTO for Retail, the Spatial Analytics Platform for Global Retailers

CARTO for Retail, the Spatial Analytics Platform for Global Retailers

We’re excited to introduce CARTO for Retail - the integrated Spatial Analytics Platform for Global Retailers! Learn about our new solution here.

Cloud Native
What's New in CARTO - Q1 2022

What's New in CARTO - Q1 2022

We’ve been busy at CARTO in Q1! Learn about the CARTO platform and product updates we made throughout Q1.

News
Determine Optimal Store Locations using White Space Analysis

Determine Optimal Store Locations using White Space Analysis

How do you determine where to open a new retail location? Discover how to use White Space Analysis & Spatial Data to make more informed decisions.

Spatial Data Science
How to Enrich Spatial Analysis on BigQuery, Snowflake, & more

How to Enrich Spatial Analysis on BigQuery, Snowflake, & more

With thousands of spatial datasets available in the Data Observatory learn how to perform data enrichment directly on your cloud data warehouse platform

Cloud Native
How to build a revenue prediction model with CARTO & BigQuery

How to build a revenue prediction model with CARTO & BigQuery

Discover how to use CARTO's Analytics Toolbox for Google BigQuery to train a spatial predictive model to predict annual store revenues across a territory

Spatial Data Science
CARTO Spatial Features, now with global urbanity, climatology, & elevation data

CARTO Spatial Features, now with global urbanity, climatology, & elevation data

We are pleased to announce the release of a new version of CARTO Spatial Features, including new variables for urbanity level, elevation, & climatology

Spatial Data
CKDelta’s international human mobility data now available in CARTO

CKDelta’s international human mobility data now available in CARTO

We are pleased to announce our partnership with CKDelta & the inclusion of their human mobility data within our Data Observatory. Learn more & see key use cases.

Spatial Data
Making Human Mobility Models Fair, Inclusive, & Private

Making Human Mobility Models Fair, Inclusive, & Private

Discover our Scientific Committee's latest insights when they gathered recently to discuss human mobility data topics including representation, bias, & privacy.

Use cases
How to Build a Tree Equity Index & Dashboard using BigQuery

How to Build a Tree Equity Index & Dashboard using BigQuery

Lack of trees is linked to higher temperatures & more violent crime. Discover how to use the BigQuery Spatial Extension & CARTO for React to build a tree score dashboard.

Use cases
Simplified tileset creation for streamlined app development

Simplified tileset creation for streamlined app development

Discover the latest updates to CARTO’s BigQuery Tiler, simplifying the SQL code & reducing the processing steps required to ingest & visualize large datasets

Cartography & Visualization
How to Visualize Urban Growth with Spatial Analytics in BigQuery

How to Visualize Urban Growth with Spatial Analytics in BigQuery

How has your city or urban area grown? Discover how to create an Urban Growth visualization using open data & CARTO's Spatial Analytics in BigQuery.

Cartography & Visualization
Delivering Geospatial Datasets on the Leading Cloud Data Platforms

Delivering Geospatial Datasets on the Leading Cloud Data Platforms

Access your location based datasets from the CARTO Data Observatory directly on leading cloud platforms, including Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure

Cloud Native
Foursquare POI & Foot Traffic Data now available in CARTO

Foursquare POI & Foot Traffic Data now available in CARTO

We are pleased to announce our partnership with Foursquare, leaders in location technology, & the inclusion of its POI & foot traffic data in our Data Observatory

Spatial Data
How to Improve Retail Trade Area Accuracy with Mobility Data

How to Improve Retail Trade Area Accuracy with Mobility Data

Read how to improve retail trade area accuracy by moving beyond buffers & drive times to using spatial analysis & human mobility data

Use cases
Announcing the CARTO Scientific Committee

Announcing the CARTO Scientific Committee

We are very pleased to announce the formation of the CARTO Scientific Committee, and its inaugural members, to further advance the field of Spatial Data Science

News
React to the Changing Face of Retail DIY with Behavioral Data

React to the Changing Face of Retail DIY with Behavioral Data

With COVID-19 causing dramatic shifts in consumer spending behavior, DIY & other retailers can leverage geospatial data to discover new revenue opportunities.

Use cases
CARTO BigQuery Tiler Upgrade Gives Speed & Feature Boost

CARTO BigQuery Tiler Upgrade Gives Speed & Feature Boost

Read about new features to CARTO BigQuery Tiler: the fastest, most convenient, & cost effective way to visualize spatial Big Data & generate Tilesets for the web

Cloud Native
Spatial Features, the new derived dataset from CARTO

Spatial Features, the new derived dataset from CARTO

We are excited to announce the release of our first derivative data product providing global demographic data & POI aggregations by category.

Spatial Data
How to Analyze Google BigQuery Data in CARTO

How to Analyze Google BigQuery Data in CARTO

Learn how to visualize geospatial Big Data hosted in Google BigQuery by creating a CARTO instance on the Google Cloud Platform & using our BigQuery Connector.

Use cases
CARTO + Placekey: Cloud Native Spatial Linkability

CARTO + Placekey: Cloud Native Spatial Linkability

Learn more about our integration with Placekey, enabling universal standard identifiers for any physical place to be used with spatial analysis & visualization.

Cloud Native
Data Observatory: Thousands of Spatial Datasets On Demand

Data Observatory: Thousands of Spatial Datasets On Demand

We are excited to announce a new release of CARTO's Data Observatory giving users the ability to explore, subscribe, & manage thousands of spatial datasets.

Spatial Data
Dstillery Behavioral Spatial Data available in CARTO's Data Observatory

Dstillery Behavioral Spatial Data available in CARTO's Data Observatory

Dstillery's Behavioral Spatial Data is available through CARTO's Data Observatory to provide market segmentation & geomarketing insights.

Spatial Data
Experian's WorldView Spatial Data available in CARTO's Data Observatory

Experian's WorldView Spatial Data available in CARTO's Data Observatory

Experian's WorldView Spatial Data is available through CARTO's Data Observatory to provide socio-demographic & consumer spending insights

Spatial Data
Improving Healthcare Access with BigQuery Tiler

Improving Healthcare Access with BigQuery Tiler

Identifying high impact health facility locations with CARTO's BigQuery Tiler & open-sourced geospatial Big Data.

Use cases
Where Do Expats Invest in Property on the Spanish Coast?

Where Do Expats Invest in Property on the Spanish Coast?

See how idealista used geospatial analysis & real estate location data to uncover fascinating insights on coastal property demand in Spain

Use cases
CARTO & Google Cloud Announce Partnership

CARTO & Google Cloud Announce Partnership

CARTO is now a Google Cloud Partner & available on the Google Cloud Platform Marketplace enabling analysis & visualization within a rich ecosystem.

Cloud Native
Google BigQuery Visualization: Mapping Big Spatial Data

Google BigQuery Visualization: Mapping Big Spatial Data

The GDELT Project describe how to use Google BigQuery to visualize their dataset of online news coverage focusing on COVID-19

Use cases
Google Analytics Spatial Data Visualized with BigQuery

Google Analytics Spatial Data Visualized with BigQuery

Our partner Liveli takes a look at how to visualize spatial data from Google Analytics using BigQuery, gaining deeper insights from website traffic.

Use cases
What Geospatial Analysis tells us about Meatpacking & COVID-19

What Geospatial Analysis tells us about Meatpacking & COVID-19

One of our partners, makepath, describe how to use multiple open source spatial libraries for COVID-19 analysis focusing on the US meatpacking industry.

Use cases
Using Spatial Analysis to Measure UK Gentrification

Using Spatial Analysis to Measure UK Gentrification

Read how Spatial Analysis & Machine Learning were used by researchers at UCL to understand neighborhood real estate changes & shape policy making in cities.

Spatial Analytics
New Location Data Available for COVID-19 Recovery Analysis

New Location Data Available for COVID-19 Recovery Analysis

Location Data Streams from Apple, Unacast, Safegraph, & others now available for Spatial Analysis in our Data Observatory to aid in post COVID-19 recovery.

Spatial Data
10,000 Dutch Bridges: A Foray into Using BigQuery Connector

10,000 Dutch Bridges: A Foray into Using BigQuery Connector

Explore how to use our Google BigQuery connector to import large public datasets for geospatial analysis.

Core Tech
Spatial.ai in CARTO: Geosocial Data Insights During & Post COVID-19

Spatial.ai in CARTO: Geosocial Data Insights During & Post COVID-19

Geosocial Data is now available in CARTO through our partnership with Spatial.ai. See how location-based social media data can be used in spatial analysis.

Spatial Data
How Location Data Streams Can Be Used to Fight Against COVID-19

How Location Data Streams Can Be Used to Fight Against COVID-19

A look at how spatial data & analytics can become insightful resources to those designing, monitoring & optimizing responses against COVID-19.

Spatial Data Science
CARTO + Kepler.gl: Two Tools, One Workflow

CARTO + Kepler.gl: Two Tools, One Workflow

Kepler.gl and CARTO users can now work seamlessly across both tools. Our integration adds a new cloud storage feature to Kepler.gl, allowing users to share and save maps privately using CARTO.

Cloud Native
5 Facts: Out of Home Advertising in 2020

5 Facts: Out of Home Advertising in 2020

5 facts that show that Out Of Home is the future of the advertising industry

Spatial Data
US Social Determinants of Health Atlas - Map of the Month

US Social Determinants of Health Atlas - Map of the Month

Leveraging Spatial Analysis techniques, researchers from the University of Chicago and the AHA worked to define and visualize the social determinants of health in America.

Use cases
Real Estate Market Analysis: Top 5 Data Streams

Real Estate Market Analysis: Top 5 Data Streams

Real Estate Market Analysis needs to be data-driven, and given the spatial nature of Real Estate investment, you want the data that you are leaning on to be spatial data

Spatial Data
Data Visualization: The Spread of Coronavirus

Data Visualization: The Spread of Coronavirus

Visualizing data in emergency situations, like the spread of coronavirus, can provide decision makers with the insight needed to inform rapid response plans.

Cartography & Visualization
Enrich Spatial Analysis with Landgrid's Nationwide Parcel Data

Enrich Spatial Analysis with Landgrid's Nationwide Parcel Data

Landgrid brings their nationwide parcel data, which Boasts over 143 million land parcels across 2,800 counties, to the CARTO Data Observatory

Spatial Data
Top 3 Insights from The State of Spatial Data Science 2020

Top 3 Insights from The State of Spatial Data Science 2020

Discover key insights from our survey of how enterprise leaders from industries like Real Estate, Financial Services, Advertising and more are engaging with Spatial Data Science in 2020

Spatial Data Science
Speed up your spatial analysis with CARTOframes 1.0

Speed up your spatial analysis with CARTOframes 1.0

CARTOframes is the go-to tool for powering analysis with spatial insights and efficiently working with spatial data and spatial models

Spatial Data Science
Emerging Technology - Impacts on Location Intelligence

Emerging Technology - Impacts on Location Intelligence

From Autonomous Vehicles, to Digital Twin, to Human Augmentation, new technology is set to change the world and the Location Intelligence industry is no different.

Use cases
Top Location Intelligence and Spatial Stories

Top Location Intelligence and Spatial Stories

Celebrating the top stories, tips and tricks, tech updates, and of course, cool maps from around the worlds of Location Intelligence and Spatial Data Science

Cloud Native
Quantifying Park Use in American Cities: Spatial Models and Novel Measures

Quantifying Park Use in American Cities: Spatial Models and Novel Measures

Learn how cities can use spatial modeling to more accurately assess park use to inform planning and facilities decisions

Spatial Data Science
Spatial Solutions for the SDGs - COP25

Spatial Solutions for the SDGs - COP25

In anticipation of COP25, we wanted to explore some of the ways that spatial data analysis can help to achieve the SDGs and invite you to several events to discover it yourself!

Use cases
Google Fusion Tables Turndown: An Alternative to Keep Mapping

Google Fusion Tables Turndown: An Alternative to Keep Mapping

If you're trying to find a Google Fusion Tables alternative, CARTO has you covered. Keep mapping and much more with our full stack Location Intelligence platform.

Cloud Native
Announcing #SDSC20 - Where Will You Join Us?

Announcing #SDSC20 - Where Will You Join Us?

Through dozens of sessions exploring the impacts of powerful analysis, SDSC exemplified why Spatial is so important - but also made clear that Spatial is just getting started

Events
Mapping Your Salesforce Data: CARTO in Einstein Analytics

Mapping Your Salesforce Data: CARTO in Einstein Analytics

CARTO's Salesforce Lightning app component works seamlessly with Salesforce, integrating complete mapping capabilities with Einstein Analytics Dashboards

Cartography & Visualization
Data Events to Enjoy - Winter 2019

Data Events to Enjoy - Winter 2019

Enjoy this list of several interesting events for data scientists, analysts, developers, academics, and other spatial professionals

Events
Spatial Analysis for Tourism in Partnership with Andorra

Spatial Analysis for Tourism in Partnership with Andorra

CARTO is partnering with Andorra's ACTUA program and MIT to deliver deeper insights on the country's burgeoning tourism industry

News
Equal Earth Projection in CARTO!

Equal Earth Projection in CARTO!

Developed in 2018, the popular Equal Earth Projection is now available to users in CARTO!

Cartography & Visualization
PostGIS 3.0.0 Just Released

PostGIS 3.0.0 Just Released

With a lot of enhancements, bug fixes, and several new features, the release of PostGIS 3.0.0 brings improved speed and performance to CARTO users

News
Spatial Data Simplified: Introducing Data Observatory 2.0

Spatial Data Simplified: Introducing Data Observatory 2.0

We’re introducing Data Observatory 2.0, the latest version of our spatial data repository that will make spatial data more accessible and faster to manipulate for Data Scientists and Analysts across the globe.

Spatial Data
CARTO and SafeGraph Team Up for Behavior Pattern Insights

CARTO and SafeGraph Team Up for Behavior Pattern Insights

Aggregated visit pattern data, like SafeGraph's, has implications for investment decision making, public health, environmental efforts, and more

Spatial Data
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
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
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.

News
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
Introducing Our Location Data Streams Catalog

Introducing Our Location Data Streams Catalog

Location Data Streams allow you to access both open data and premium data from market leaders.

Spatial Data
Location Intelligence Underpins Cannabis Sector Growth

Location Intelligence Underpins Cannabis Sector Growth

Use cases
New Spatial Data Science Video Research Guides

New Spatial Data Science Video Research Guides

Spatial Data Science
Map of The Month: Trajectories of Neighbourhood Change

Map of The Month: Trajectories of Neighbourhood Change

Use cases
Upgrading our Core Platform to PostgreSQL 11

Upgrading our Core Platform to PostgreSQL 11

In order to meet our users' increasing performance needs, during the following weeks we will be upgrading our software stack to be based on PostgreSQL 11 and PostGIS 2.5.

Core Tech
CARTO acquires Geographica to expand its professional services offering

CARTO acquires Geographica to expand its professional services offering

We are pleased to announce that we have acquired one of our leading partners, Geographica

App Development
Improving Healthcare Access with Spatial Data Models

Improving Healthcare Access with Spatial Data Models

An investigation of healthcare access across America, built on new spatial data science techniques

Spatial Data Science
Making the Map: Game of Thrones Trivia

Making the Map: Game of Thrones Trivia

Cartography & Visualization
Must-Follow Twitter Accounts for Spatial Data Science

Must-Follow Twitter Accounts for Spatial Data Science

This year's CARTO twitter guide features 50 twitter accounts to follow for those looking to dive specifically into Twitter's Spatial Data Science community

CARTO Culture
Announcing Discovery 2019: The Location Intelligence Summit

Announcing Discovery 2019: The Location Intelligence Summit

Recap Europe's top Spatial Summit in Madrid, June 6th, 2019. Keynotes by experts in Location Intelligence, GIS, data analytics & more.

Events
The Spring 2019 Data Science & LI Event Guide

The Spring 2019 Data Science & LI Event Guide

Events
Airship 2.0 is here

Airship 2.0 is here

Explore features, Histogram widget enhancements, Time Series widget, and seamless CARTO VL integration. Elevate your Location Intelligence with Airship 2.0.

Core Tech
Say hello to CARTO VL 1.2

Say hello to CARTO VL 1.2

Core Tech
Map of The Month: Mapping Urban Transit in Santiago, Chile

Map of The Month: Mapping Urban Transit in Santiago, Chile

Use cases
Exporting Maps for Printing in the Digital Maps Era

Exporting Maps for Printing in the Digital Maps Era

Cartography & Visualization
Mapping Segregation - MIT's Atlas of Inequality

Mapping Segregation - MIT's Atlas of Inequality

Explore The Atlas of Inequality, a project revealing behavioral patterns and segregation impacts, led by MIT and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Use cases
Introducing the new CARTO dashboard 🎉

Introducing the new CARTO dashboard 🎉

Core Tech
State of the Art Styling in CARTO VL

State of the Art Styling in CARTO VL

Core Tech
Mapping Geoawesomeness' Top 100 Companies and Startups

Mapping Geoawesomeness' Top 100 Companies and Startups

Our team used CARTO VL and Airship to map the Geoawesomeness Top 100 Geospatial Companies and Startups list

Spatial Analytics
Meet us at MWC: 1 Month To Go

Meet us at MWC: 1 Month To Go

we're getting very excited to attend this year's edition of the GSMA's flagship conference, Mobile World Congress - the world's largest exhibition for the mobile and telecommunications industry.

Events