CARTO has introduced several new features in Q1 2025 to enhance its cloud-native spatial analytics platform. The company aims to push the boundaries of spatial analysis and visualization on top of leading cloud platforms, allowing users to break the GIS data silo and turn spatial data into real outcomes without compromising security and data governance. CARTO's latest updates include full capabilities to analyze and visualize raster data from a lakehouse, a QGIS plugin for editing cloud-hosted data, AI Agents for extracting geospatial insights from maps, enhanced secure connections with lakehouses, and more. These features aim to simplify workflows, improve performance, streamline spatial data analysis, and provide seamless integration with popular tools like QGIS and Databricks. Additionally, CARTO has introduced Workflows Extension Packages, allowing users to automate tasks and create reusable components, as well as support for Workload Identity Federation, Key-pair authentication, and OAuth authentication for secure connections between platforms. With these updates, CARTO is empowering users to unlock deeper insights with ease and take their spatial analysis to the next level.