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Build the next generation of Location Intelligence applications with CARTO
Build the next generation of Location Intelligence applications with CARTO
Learn everything you need to know to get started with the CARTO platform.
Everything starts with an API Key. These keys can be managed and customized from your CARTO account.
Learn about authorizationTo assure reliability and performance, different limits are enforced at several levels of the CARTO platform.
Learn about limitsThe CARTO platform is composed of multiple libraries, APIs, services, and tools to develop your custom apps.
Learn about componentsChoose a library to integrate CARTO into your Location Intelligence applications.
Integrate raster tile maps and location data into your web applications and websites.
Integrate CARTO maps, analysis, and data services into data science workflows.
Import datasets into CARTO, run SQL queries and much more with this Python library.
Create custom map applications on Android, iOS, and Windows mobile platforms.
Create dynamic visualizations from temporal datasets that are fully customizable.
Use our powerful and purpose oriented APIs to build your apps.
Create and manage credentials that grant specific permissions to data and access to APIs for different projects and apps.
Interact with your tables and data inside CARTO, as if you were running SQL statements on your own database.
Generate maps based on data hosted in your account and customize the SQL, CartoCSS, and other parameters.
Import files with different formats and manipulate them by using a set of HTTP commands.
Geocode your data and perform other Location Intelligence analysis operations.
Install and run CARTO in your own infrastructure with our on-premise version.
CARTO On-premise includes the whole CARTO technology stack in a simple and complete package.
Learn about architectureOn-premise can be installed in a fresh server or as an upgrade to an existing installation.
Learn about installingPeriodic backups of your data are recommended, to recover easily in case of unexpected events.
Learn about maintenance
Leverage the power of our growing catalog of curated datasets.
Data Observatory is a catalog of curated datasets, that you can use to enhance your own datasets.
Learn about the basicsThere are different types of datasets within the catalog: boundaries and measures.
Learn about the dataA set of SQL functions to augment your own data by discovering boundaries and measures in the catalog.
Learn about functions
Learn about styling on the CARTO platform.
Keep up to date with the latest updates of the CARTO platform.
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