Q4 2026
New features and improvements introduced from October to December 2026
AI Agents can refresh the data on your map
Ask an AI Agent to run an MCP Tool that changes your data and the map now updates by itself. The layers, the widgets and the tables all show the new numbers, nobody has to reload the page, and your conversation with the Agent carries on.
For example, ask an Agent to rebuild the drive-time areas around your stores for a longer drive, or to score your candidate sites again after you change what matters most. The new result lands on the map you are already looking at.
Learn more in the AI Tools Reference documentation.
Five new components to analyze embeddings in Workflows
The Analytics on Embeddings extension package for BigQuery grows from four to nine components, covering the whole path from raw embeddings to an answer.
Embedding Profile summarizes many locations into one vector, such as a brand from its branches or a store from the areas its visitors come from. Mean Deviation flags the places that break from their baseline, and Neighborhood Deviation finds where the embedding field changes across space. Spatial Aggregation moves embeddings to your own polygons, and Vector Normalization makes the new Dot product metric safe to use.
The existing components get updates too. Similarity Search and Change Detection now offer a faster Dot product metric alongside Cosine, and Visualization can render a bivariate map. If the package is already installed in a connection, select Update extension package in the Installed tab of the extensions gallery, then check the documentation for the settings that changed in existing workflows.
Learn more in our Analytics on Embeddings documentation.
A new layout for Builder maps
Builder maps have a new layout that gives your widgets and parameters more room, on any screen. It's built for dashboard-style maps, where your audience needs the key numbers and filters at a glance.
Flexible widgets panel. Show widgets in one or two columns, dock the panel next to the map or float it on top, and give key widgets the full width.
Parameters bar. SQL parameters sit above the map with their current values always visible, in the order you choose.
Any screen. Maps adapt to tablets, phones and narrow embeds, keeping the map front and center. Viewers can also chat with your AI Agent on mobile.
Learn more in our Map layout documentation.
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