Tag: CartoDB
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Javier de la Torre: “There are a ton of European geo-startups trying to conquer the world”
Javier de la Torre is the CEO of CartoDB, a global startup democratizing data analysis and visualization on maps. He is a former scientist with a research focus on biodiversity informatics and global environmental change, and is a recognized expert on open data, open source software, and data visualization. Javier was interviewed for GeoHipster by…
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Andrew Hill: “What are the limitations of what we call a map?”
Andrew Hill (Twitter, website) is Senior Scientist at Vizzuality and is responsible for innovation, education and community engagement at CartoDB. Andrew was interviewed for Geohipster by Atanas Entchev. Q: You hold a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. How did you get into mapping? Do you consider yourself a “map guy”? A: When I was an undergrad, I…