The CARTO 5 newsletter has been sharing stories, tips, and tricks on Location Intelligence and Spatial Data Science. The year-end edition highlights the most-clicked articles from the newsletter, including news and new tech, learning resources and scholarship, new data sets, and cool maps. Some of the key points include Google's plans to monetize its Maps app, the release of Facebook's accurate Africa population maps, and the launch of a new satellite data repository called UP42. The newsletter also features showcases of amazing maps and data visualizations, including the Information is Beautiful Awards 2018 winners and Canadian Geographic's best maps of 2018.