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| Type | Concept |
| Note created | Mar 5, 2025 |
CARTO is a spatial analysis platform that is cloud-native, that is, all the data is not stored in the platform, but read from any cloud provider that may be used. Currently, the cloud backends that CARTO support out of the box are BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake and Databricks. It also features connection to any self-hosted PostgreSQL database.
There are several components at play in the CARTO platform, mainly:
- CARTO Builder, the main interface used to build and share maps as well as perform spatial analysis.
- CARTO Data Explorer, an interface to explore different data warehouses that includes connections for BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks and PostgreSQL; as well as CARTO Data Warehouse, a provisioned connection to BigQuery for all users.
- The Analytics Toolbox, a suite of spatial analysis functions provided for the CARTO users.
- CARTO Workflows, a no-code or low-code tool to perform spatial analysis.
- CARTO for Developers, a suite of different APIs to develop custom applications.