Advanced spatial analytics, native to BigQuery
Unifying geospatial and business data in BigQuery
Organizations that move spatial analysis into the cloud, alongside the rest of their data, work together far more easily across teams.
One geospatial platform for all BigQuery users
From data analysts and GIS specialists to developers and business teams, CARTO brings Agentic GIS natively to BigQuery for everyone on your team, making spatial analysis as simple as asking a question.
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Analyze
Automate location-aware data analysis with Workflows, spatial SQL, H3, and more than 100 spatial functions. Bring in Earth Engine, Google Maps datasets and BigQuery ML natively.
Visualize
Build interactive maps and dashboards on billions of rows with Builder, fully integrated with Google Maps.
Ask
CARTO's AI agents bring natural language to expert-built maps, cutting the back and forth between map builders and the people who need answers.
Build
Ship spatial applications on BigQuery with no mapping server, using Google Maps Platform libraries and APIs.
Built on Google Maps Platform
Build interactive maps and applications on Google Maps basemaps, libraries, and APIs, and bring Google Maps insights straight into your analytics in BigQuery.
Build rich location experiences on Google Maps
Use Google Maps basemaps, APIs, and developer libraries together with CARTO to deliver engaging location-based experiences for users.
Bring Google Maps Insights into your data stack
Easily incorporate Places Insights, Roads Management Insights, and Imagery Insights into your analytics environment with CARTO Workflows.
Enrich Google Maps insights with your own business data
Use CARTO Workflows to blend Google Maps Platform data with your own datasets for advanced spatial analysis and automation, no code required.
Available on Google Cloud Marketplace
Buy CARTO through the Google Cloud Marketplace and draw down your existing Google Cloud commitment, with simpler procurement and faster onboarding.
CARTO is an award-winning Google Cloud Premier partner and a two-time Google Cloud Partner of the Year, running natively on BigQuery.
Enterprise-grade security by design
CARTO inherits the governance and access controls already set in your Google Cloud environment, so security stays consistent. Connect with OAuth or Workload Identity Federation, add your own SSO and role-based access, and rely on SOC 2 security. For full control, run CARTO Self-Hosted inside your own VPC.
Get inspired by our customers
The ability to scale our data is a big selling point, as well as the features in the Analytics Toolbox. I also love how easy it is to plot something using CARTO Workflows. As a team leader, I am looking forward to what we can create and achieve using CARTO.
CARTO's approach, using AI Agents built on the Agentic GIS platform, lets end users ask natural-language questions about real-time population movement, traffic patterns, or demographics and get instant, accurate answers. This removes bottlenecks, accelerates decision-making, and turns complex geospatial data into business value within seconds.
Working with the CARTO platform has helped take our Location Intelligence strategy to the next level. The platform's rich set of data analytics features and cloud-native approach helps us deliver outstanding insights that fuel our strategy, execution, and performance measurement.
CARTO's Location Intelligence platform lets us visualize massive sets of data hosted in Google BigQuery. Thanks to this cloud-native approach to spatial analytics, we have overcome challenges related to scalability and security, and can serve our customers even better.
CARTO is an expert in geolocation tech, and when you think of a project requiring the use of data and maps… you just think of them. Launching a new project, which in reality is almost a service, can be scary. But as the weeks pass, and you see people saying that it has been useful for them or that they are thinking of changing neighborhoods thanks to the application, you know that the efforts have been worth it.
CARTO's cloud-native approach and the ability to use H3 at scale was a big game changer for us. We can now compute data in real time without the need for heavy coding. Working with the CARTO platform has been extremely impactful as we can now easily visualize & analyse massive amounts of satellite data.
Deeply integrated into the Google Cloud ecosystem
CARTO works hand in hand with leading system integrators (SIs) and global system integrators (GSIs) to help organizations adopt spatial analytics natively on Google Cloud, from first implementation to enterprise-wide rollouts.
More than 12,000 datasets, ready in BigQuery
Add thousands of curated public and premium datasets to your work in BigQuery through our Data Observatory, without hunting for data sources or building ETL pipelines.
Frequently asked questions
Can you do GIS and geospatial analysis in BigQuery?
Yes. CARTO turns BigQuery into a full GIS. Run geospatial analysis, build maps, and develop spatial applications directly on your data in BigQuery. The CARTO Analytics Toolbox installs as native BigQuery functions, adding more than 100 spatial operations such as spatial joins, clustering, geocoding, and H3 and Quadbin indexing, with no data movement.
How is CARTO different from BigQuery's built-in geography functions?
BigQuery includes built-in geography (ST_) functions for basic spatial SQL. CARTO keeps those and adds a complete GIS on top: more than 100 advanced spatial functions, H3 and Quadbin spatial indexes, interactive maps and dashboards with Builder, low-code Workflows, AI Agents, app development, and thousands of datasets in the Data Observatory, all without leaving BigQuery.
Can I build maps and dashboards from data in BigQuery?
Yes. With CARTO Builder you can build interactive maps and dashboards on billions of rows directly from BigQuery and share them with anyone. CARTO integrates with Google Maps, and you can add thousands of public and premium datasets from the Data Observatory.
Does my data leave BigQuery when I use CARTO?
No. CARTO runs spatial analysis directly inside BigQuery, so your data never moves or gets copied. Every analysis inherits the governance, security, and access controls already set in your Google Cloud environment, including OAuth, Workload Identity Federation, SSO, and SOC 2.
Do I need to know SQL or GIS to use CARTO with BigQuery?
No. Analysts can build maps in Builder and automate analysis with low-code Workflows, and teams can ask CARTO AI Agents questions in plain language. If you prefer SQL, you can run CARTO's spatial functions as standard spatial SQL in BigQuery.
How do I get CARTO for BigQuery, and is it on Google Cloud Marketplace?
CARTO is available on the Google Cloud Marketplace, so you can draw down your existing Google Cloud commitment. You can also start a free trial and connect your BigQuery project, or request a demo.
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