CARTO is a location intelligence platform for cloud-native spatial analytics, enabling geovisualization, spatial analytics, web app development, and data engineering right from your data warehouse. UW-Madison-affiliated individuals have several options for utilizing CARTO for educational and academic projects.
Individual Students
UW-Madison students can access CARTO for free via GitHub's Student Developer pack. To get started, follow the steps outlined at https://docs.carto.com/faqs/carto-for-education.
Centers, Lab Groups, Departments, or Classrooms
CARTO provides educational grants of cloud computing, geoanalytics and visualization functionality for UW-Madison groups so that multiple individuals can collaborate on maps and workflows together. To start the process of arranging access for your group, please contact UW Alum Tobin McGilligan.
Individual Faculty and Staff
Faculty and staff can apply for an educator account at https://docs.carto.com/faqs/carto-for-education.
CARTO has excellent online resources and documentation. To dive in, check out their video library, tutorials, templates, and documentation. For more information on CARTO and how it can be used to support your UW projects, please reach out directly to UW Alum Tobin McGilligan.