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CARTO introduction
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CARTO is an open source tool that allows for the storage and
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visualization of geospatial data on the web.
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It was built to make it easier for people to tell their stories by
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providing them with flexible and intuitive ways to create maps and design
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geospatial applications. CARTO can be installed on your own server
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and we also offer a hosted service at `carto.com <https://carto.com>`_.
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If you would like to see some live demos, check out our
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`videos <http://vimeo.com/channels/cartodb>`_ on Vimeo.
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We hope you like it!
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.. image:: static/map_view.png
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:alt: Map View
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:align: center
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What can I do with CARTO?
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With CARTO, you can upload your geospatial data (Shapefiles, GeoJSON,
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etc) using a web form and then make it public or private.
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After it is uploaded, you can visualize it in a table or on a map, search
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it using SQL, and apply map styles using CartoCSS. You can even access it
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using the CARTO `API OVERVIEW <https://docs.carto.com/cartodb-platform.html>`_
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and `SQL API <https://docs.carto.com/cartodb-platform/sql-api.html>`_, or export it
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to a file.
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In other words, with CARTO you can make awesome maps and build
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powerful geospatial applications! Definitely check out the `CARTO
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Help Center <https://carto.com/help/>`_ for interactive examples
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and code.
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.. image:: static/map_view_wizard.png
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:alt: Map View Wizard
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:align: center
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.. image:: static/data_view.png
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:alt: Data View
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:align: center
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