Point of Interest (POI) Data

Point of Interest GIS data is one of the most commonly used spatial data formats. Using CARTO you can access POIs that are accurate, delivering reliable spatial context on real-world locations by showing restaurants, stores, schools and much more.

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Example of POI data analysis

Retail Big Box Stores

Retail Big Box Stores in the US use CARTO’s platform to bring together their internal data on sales and performance with external credit card insights from Mastercard and POI data. This allows them to identify potential targets for expansion or consolidation, seeing how other competing stores are located.

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 960401.