General

What cloud data warehouses can I use with CARTO?

What are the device/web browser requirements for CARTO?

When I connect to a data warehouse, do you copy or store any data?

What happens if I do not have any cloud data warehouse platform to connect?

Can I import geospatial files into CARTO’s new platform?

What are the Location Data Services (LDS) providers configured by default in a CARTO organization?

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What cloud data warehouses can I use with CARTO?

CARTO’s new platform is designed to give you a fully cloud native experience, allowing you to run CARTO on top of your leading cloud data warehouse platform of choice (i.e. Google BigQuery, Snowflake, AWS Redshift, Databricks, and any PostgreSQL-based data warehouse platform).

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What are the device/web browser requirements for CARTO?

CARTO is designed to work in all modern browsers that meet the following criteria:

• Complete support, including hardware acceleration, for WebGL2

• A browser version not older than 2 years

This includes the latest stable versions of Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Opera, but other browsers using standard technology and meeting the criteria above should be compatible as well.

While CARTO should work in all browsers meeting the criteria above, the best performance and compatibility are expected with Chromium-based browsers.

Please note that the user's device must also have hardware that supports these features. A desktop device with a dedicated GPU and at least 8 GB of RAM is recommended.

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When I connect to a data warehouse, do you copy or store any data?

No, your connection allow us to perform queries against your data on your behalf, and the results are either stored again in your data warehouse or rendered in the client, as visible maps. CARTO being fully cloud native means no storage needs, less security concerns and no need for data replication or complex ETL processing.

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What happens if I do not have any cloud data warehouse platform to connect?

For users who do not have any cloud data warehouse platform to which they want to connect CARTO, we are offering cloud storage and computing resources in what we call the CARTO Data Warehouse. A CARTO Data Warehouse connection is offered by default with your CARTO subscription.

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Can I import geospatial files into CARTO’s new platform?

Yes, at the moment you can import both local or remote (via URL) Shapefiles, CSV or GeoJSON files. You have more details available in the corresponding section of our User Manual.

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What are the Location Data Services (LDS) providers configured by default in a CARTO organization?

CARTO offers access to Location Data Services (LDS) such as geocoding, isolines and routing by leveraging the APIs of 3rd party service providers. Since December 2023, by default, CARTO uses TomTom APIs for geocoding and routing, and TravelTime for isolines.

CARTO retains the right to adjust the default configuration of these services at its sole discretion when deemed necessary. Other options to the default can be made available under special commercial and usage terms.