February 2014 Summaries

The Global Forest Watch is a dynamic online forest monitoring system that brings together near-real-time deforestation data, interactive mapping and analysis tools, and geospatial subscription services to monitor deforestation alerts in areas around the world. The platform unites data visualization, big data, crowd sourcing, and environmental monitoring, subjects that are all core to the Vizzuality mission. It is an open source technology with many of its visualizations powered by CartoDB, allowing for innovative ways to visualize large-scale deforestation data in the browser. This project represents a step into the future for global change monitoring and collaboration between organizations such as WRI's DataLab, which brings together big data thinkers and software engineers to study global change issues.

Coverage Maps is a geospatial post-processing visualization and reporting solution for mobile networks, powered by CartoDB, enabling telcos to create beautiful and accurate maps with their company branding. The tool provides easy customization and publication of radiofrequency-based geodata on the web, rendering coverage maps dynamically and caching them for optimal performance. It also offers features such as coverage reports, data API, web-based dashboard, GIS data formats support, and geodata management, making it a powerful tool for building effective mobile network planning applications.

CartoDB is hosting a panel discussion at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, focusing on the importance of location and mapping with Mapbox and Factual. The event aims to explore how open data is transforming mobile mapping and new ways of visualizing it. CartoDB's CEO Javier de la Torre will be joined by Eric Gundersen from Mapbox and Tyler Bell from Factual, who are recognized experts in their fields. They will share insights on open data, data visualization, and open source business models during the panel discussion.

Vicent Martí, a world-class developer with expertise in open source and social coding tools, will visit CartoDB's Madrid office next Monday to share his experiences and insights from working at GitHub, where he developed an open source pure C implementation of Git methods.

The Superbowl visualization showcased CartoDB's mapping features, utilizing Torque library to display over 1 million tweets in a short time frame. The map employed multiple color categories and native legends, providing an interactive experience. CartoDB continues to make its service more accessible with added tutorials, allowing users to create similar maps without technical expertise.