This document discusses how CartoDB can be used to tell stories with data and provide insights. It highlights several examples including John Snow's cholera map, forest loss monitoring, mapping wildfires and flooded areas, tracking hashtag campaigns, and election results. The document also summarizes CartoDB's SQL and Javascript APIs which allow querying and visualization of data on maps without requiring backend services. It promotes CartoDB as an open source platform for data-driven decision making.
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SQL API
Lets you perform queries and retrieve your
data. It also lets you authenticate with your
account so you can write, update, and delete
data programmatically, or import it.
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CartoDB.js
This Javascript library is the main tool to
extend your existing visualizations or create
new ones from within your website. All from
the client, not backend needed.