Carto Viewer Software
CartoDBCARTODB Inc.Initial releaseSeptember 15, 2011Written in,WebsiteCARTO (formerly CartoDB) is a (SaaS) platform that provides, and spatial data science tools. The company is positioned as a Location Intelligence platform due to tools with an aptitude for data analysis and visualization that do not require previous GIS or development experience.users can use the company's free platform or deploy their own instance of the software. It was first released in at FOSS4G in in September 2011, and officially debuted as a final release at Where2.0 in April 2012.Since 2014, CARTO is a company independent from.The Spanish start-up raised $7 million from a consortium of investors in September 2014. In September 2015, CARTO received a $23 million in. In May 2019, CARTO acquired Geographica, in an effort to boost their professional services offering.
Contents.Technology CARTO is an open source software built on. The tool uses extensively in the front end, back end based, and for client libraries. CARTO's platform consists of several primary components.CARTO Builder The first is the called Builder where users can manage data, run user side analysis and design custom maps. Builder is intended for non-developers and beginners to have access to, and be able to use advanced geospatial tools.
In Builder, advanced users also have access to a web interface where can be used to manipulate data and CartoCSS, a language similar to, can be used for data driven map design. Map visualization with Carto of improved Page Load Times for Wikipedia CARTO Engine The CARTO Engine, which is a set of APIs and developer libraries for building custom map and data visualization interfaces.APIs The Maps API: acts as a dynamic, which creates new tiles based on client requests. This allows users to design maps in the web application, then use those styles and data in custom web applications.The SQL API, where PostgreSQL-supported statements can be used to retrieve data from the database. The SQL API serves data in various formats including Shapefile, and.The Data Services API allows for easily building functionalities such as routing, geocoding, and vector basemaps.JavaScript Libraries Finally, there are the Carto.js and CARTO VL libraries, which can wrap the APIs into complete visualizations or be used to integrate data into other web applications with raster or vector renderings, respectively CARTOframes CARTOframes is a package for integrating CARTO maps, analysis, and data services into data science workflows via notebooks.
Communities In addition to several independent user communities, many businesses and organizations have adopted the SaaS service or the open source platform for their own needs. Notable groups include, and See also.References. Archived from on 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2015-09-11. By Mark Scott, bits.blogs.nytimes.com, September 10, 2014.
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