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CARTO Blog
Company blog · blog.cartodb.comdataprogramming
CARTO Blog is the company blog at blog.cartodb.com, writing about data and programming. Since 2012, 13 different Hacker News readers have linked it 37 times, most often “Torque integrated in CartoDB (maps)”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-27, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link CARTO's blog for spatial analytics posts: pre-rendered tiles for large point datasets, the NYC PLUTO tax lot data release, and Torque animated maps. Comments only cite or link them.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Latest news, insights, and updates from CARTO
Most-linked posts?
- Torque integrated in CartoDB (maps)2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2013-11-11
- A data look at what an L train closure would mean to Brooklyn2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-01-20
- Quickly and easily link data on interactive maps with CartoDB 2.12 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2013-07-11
What Hacker News says?
One way of solving this issue is serving pre-rendered image tiles rather than overlaying each data point separately: http://blog.cartodb.com/the-versatility-of-retreiving-and-re...
Comment linking /the-versatility-of-retreiving-and-rendering-geospatial/
on “Map of battles fought since 2500 B.C”Submitted GME is deprecated, why switch to CartoDB + Google Maps API as a story · 19 points
HN discussionSure, you are allowed to redistribute it now too! http://blog.cartodb.com/post/57786792357/pluto-is-back
Comment linking /post/57786792357/pluto-is-back
on “NYC has released data for every tax lot in the city. Here is my first look”Submitted Migrating from SimpleGeo Storage to CartoDB as a story · 18 points
HN discussionThat's awesome Jeff. Do you have a link to your map? I'd love to see it. Would be cool to try and put some moving bikes on it now :) http://blog.cartodb.com/post/66687861735/torque-is-live-try-...
Comment linking /post/66687861735/torque-is-live-try-it-on-your-cartodb-maps-today
on “2500 students signed up for our Online Mapping course in less than a week”Submitted Your Moves moves, visualized as a story · 14 points
HN discussionSubmitted Online mapping for beginners A free online course as a story · 13 points
HN discussionSubmitted Comparing Fusion Tables to Open Source CartoDB as a story · 13 points
HN discussionSubmitted Show HN: Odyssey.js: New open source tool to weave interactive stories as a story · 9 points
HN discussionSubmitted 40K Updates per second on a map using HBase/Hadoop and CartoDB as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted CartoDB mapping platform announces 2.0 with new visualization options as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted Felix Baumgartner free fall real-time map as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted A data look at what an L train closure would mean to Brooklyn as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Torque: Big data meets time-based maps, bundled with CartoDB 2.0 as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Unlimited Map Views Start Today as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted 3D buildings in your maps, a breeze with OSM Buildings and CartoDB as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted CartoDB integrates Dropbox. A step forward for a full cloud mapping environment as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted The L Train closure – what data can tell us as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted CartoDB Twitter Maps as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Today is that time of the year, again as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted HOWTO: Make maps from Google Forms as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Example of real-time maps with CartoDB: Barcelona traffic as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Better U.S. Boundaries Through Shoreline Clipping as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to correctly use proportional symbols on your maps as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Eight maps about the SOTU as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The math behind finding the geographic center of points as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Using NYPL MapWarper Maps inside CartoDB as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Mapping the invisible: under the covers of Sin City Yelp reviews as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Mapping the invisible: transforming Citi Bike data into new insights as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted CartoDB to give up to $3500 to nonprofits working on climate change as a story · 1 points
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