Company
Date Published
Author
Helen McKenzie
Word count
1900
Language
English
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None

Summary

Here's a neutral and interesting summary of the text in one paragraph: CARTO is a cloud-native platform for spatial analysis, offering users a range of tools to create maps with big data. To get started, users can connect their lakehouse or use the CARTO Data Warehouse, which hosts useful tables, rasters, and tilesets. One fundamental geospatial question everyone needs to answer at some point is "how many or how much of this 'thing' is near my 'thing?'". To solve this, users build a pipeline in CARTO Workflows using low-code tools for automating spatial analysis by connecting data sources and analytical components. With dynamic tiling technology, users can create maps with millions of features without significant performance issues. Real-time analytics are also possible through the use of real-time APIs and SQL Parameters, allowing users to customize their maps and improve engagement. Additionally, CARTO now offers AI-powered assistants called AI Agents, which make geospatial analysis easy and conversational, no coding required.