Coinciding with the launch of AI Agents,
CARTO's third State of Spatial Data Science Report reveals spatial
data science is core to 73% of respondents' business
strategy
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FRANCISCO, July 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CARTO,
the cloud-native spatial analysis platform, today announced the
launch of CARTO AI Agents in private preview, the industry-leading
AI tool that combines geospatial technology with AI. AI Agents
enable decision-makers to address vital spatial questions quickly,
democratizing access to spatial analytics and driving improved
decision-making.
The introduction of AI Agents aligns with the release of the
third edition of CARTO's State of Spatial Data Science Report,
which found that nearly three-quarters (73%) of respondents say
Spatial Data Science is core to their business strategy. While
spatial analysis has grown, a quarter of organizations are not
using AI in their spatial data science initiatives and only 31% of
organizations have invested in AI tools and technologies. As AI
solutions continue to grow, 15% are holding out, reporting that
they don't plan to make any AI investments.
With the introduction of CARTO AI Agents, the barriers of
complexity that have traditionally limited map application use to
geospatial experts are no longer in place. Leveraging Large
Language Models (LLMs), AI Agents provide a more intuitive,
conversational interface, allowing users of all technical
backgrounds to navigate and analyze complex spatial data
easily.
"Geospatial data is often isolated from other business data,
affecting decision-making," said Javier de
la Torre, founder and CSO of CARTO. "The Spatial Data
Science field is on the cusp of an industry-wide transformation as
AI allows quick answers to spatial questions and wider access to
spatial analytics. With CARTO's AI Agents, businesses can transform
their approach to problem-solving, plan and execute solutions, and
adapt to changing scenarios in a specific location or across the
globe."
This solution allows CARTO customers to effortlessly derive
actionable insights from maps through intuitive, natural-language
interactions, enhancing their understanding and engagement with
spatial data. AI Agents unlock location data in a way that
revolutionizes each industry it touches. From improved customer
insights to cost savings, it enables seamless spatial analysis,
making location intelligence and its insights accessible to
everyone.
Key benefits of CARTO AI Agents include:
- No coding or geospatial skills required: Access to
spatial insights is now truly democratized – AI not only eliminates
the need for code, but it also eliminates the need for specialist
geospatial knowledge, allowing users to "ask the map" without
needing to understand every detail of the geospatial
application.
- Enhanced user and stakeholder engagement: Analysis never
needs to feel static and everyone in the organization can pose
questions.
- Instant and insightful responses: Spatial data can be
inherently complex and difficult to interpret but with AI Agents,
users can now rapidly provide understandable, actionable
insights.
- Adaptive reasoning: Access insights adapted to user
queries and dynamic reasoning about map data, offering tailored and
precise responses.
CARTO customer, Aramex, shared the following about AI Agents,
"Determining the best routes for drivers is key to providing great
customer service and improving profitability in parcel delivery,
but last-mile delivery operations can be difficult to optimize.
CARTO's AI Agents will help our operational managers quickly get
detailed information on delivery routes in a simplified way,
leading to more efficient routes, saved costs, and improved
customer satisfaction."
As businesses continue to uncover the benefits of spatial
analysis, CARTO's latest report provides further insights into the
Spatial Data Science landscape, including:
- On-prem data silos are breaking down: Nearly 70% of
respondents confirm doing spatial analysis on the cloud, an
increase of 15 percentage points from 2022.
- GIS is no longer the leading profession for those in Spatial
Data Science: Over half (52%) of all respondents have data
analysts doing spatial data science, followed by data scientists
(45%) and GIS professionals ranking third (44%).
- Organizations that leverage spatial data have matured:
Only 25% of organizations use spatial data for simple analysis and
visualizations, while close to half of the organizations surveyed
have matured to using the technology to run localized, one-off
analysis (22%) or build more complex and iterative pipelines
(22%).
"As Spatial Data Science continues to evolve and become more
embedded across multiple industries, this report highlights both
the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead," said
Michael Johns, Geospatial Specialist
Leader at Databricks. "From issues that we have been facing for
years - such as open data availability, interoperability and talent
scarcity - to newer developments like AI which are set to
revolutionize the way we work, it's more critical than ever to
understand the geospatial landscape."
To review the full findings of this year's State of Spatial Data
Science report, visit
https://go.carto.com/state-spatial-data-science-2024. For more
information about CARTO visit www.carto.com.
About CARTO
From smartphones to connected cars,
location data is changing the way we live and the way we run
businesses. Everything happens somewhere, but visualizing data to
see where things are isn't the same as understanding why they
happen there. CARTO is the world's leading cloud-native Location
Intelligence platform, enabling organizations to use spatial data
and analysis for more efficient delivery routes, better behavioral
marketing, strategic store placements, and much more. Data
Scientists, Developers, and Analysts use CARTO to optimize business
processes, and predict future outcomes through the power of Spatial
Data Science. www.carto.com
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