Introducing Generative Spatial Apps hosted in CARTO

CARTO has introduced Hosted Apps and App Studio in private preview for customers, aiming to simplify the creation, deployment, and governance of custom spatial applications. Hosted Apps enables developers to deploy static web-based geospatial apps through the CARTO CLI, with applications secured behind CARTO login, governed by existing user permissions and sharing controls, and supported by versioning and rollback across CARTO Cloud and self-hosted environments. App Studio extends these capabilities to GIS analysts and domain experts by allowing them to create and refine spatial apps from natural-language prompts, live data previews, and visual feedback without using coding tools or managing infrastructure. Both products use live warehouse connections and dynamic tiling rather than copying data, while App Studio can use organization-approved AI models or CARTO Managed Models. CARTO positions the tools as a way to reduce deployment bottlenecks and enable secure delivery of applications ranging from analytical dashboards and story maps to business workflows, data-editing tools, and branded geospatial experiences.

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