CartoDB for Online Mapping, an Introduction

CartoDB.com is a versatile cloud-powered spatial database, mapping, analysis and visualization engine that facilitates the process of building spatial applications for both web and mobile devices. The platform is currently used by major news organizations, research institutions, non-profits and geospatial application developers. This CartoDB workshop will provide an introduction to managing, creating and analyzing spatial data and creating interactive map visualizations for the web, using the CartoDB platform.

Before the workshop please checkout the tutorial from a previous D-Lab CartoDB workshop, linked below. It contains information on how to create a free academic account and reviews some key functionality. Additionally, you may want to take a look at some of the lessons at: academy.cartodb.com