# Working with geospatial data

- [Geospatial data: the basics](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/geospatial-data-the-basics.md)
- [What is location data?](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/geospatial-data-the-basics/what-is-location-data.md): Getting to know the basics
- [Types of location data](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/geospatial-data-the-basics/types-of-location-data.md): Raster, Vector & everything in-between
- [Changing between types of geographical support](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/geospatial-data-the-basics/changing-between-types-of-geographical-support.md)
- [Optimizing your data for spatial analysis](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/optimizing-your-data-for-spatial-analysis.md)
- [Introduction to Spatial Indexes](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/introduction-to-spatial-indexes.md): Scale your analysis with Spatial Indexes
- [Spatial Index support in CARTO](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/introduction-to-spatial-indexes/spatial-index-support-in-carto.md): Leverage the power of Spatial Indexes in CARTO
- [Create or enrich an index](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/introduction-to-spatial-indexes/create-or-enrich-an-index.md): Get started with Spatial Indexes
- [Work with unique Spatial Index properties](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/introduction-to-spatial-indexes/work-with-unique-spatial-index-properties.md): Take advantage of the unique properties of Spatial Indexes
- [Scaling common geoprocessing tasks with Spatial Indexes](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/introduction-to-spatial-indexes/scaling-common-geoprocessing-tasks-with-spatial-indexes.md)
- [Using Spatial Indexes for analysis](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/introduction-to-spatial-indexes/using-spatial-indexes-for-analysis.md): Further tutorials for running analysis with Spatial Indexes
- [Calculating traffic accident rates](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/introduction-to-spatial-indexes/using-spatial-indexes-for-analysis/calculating-traffic-accident-rates.md)
- [Which cell phone towers serve the most people?](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/introduction-to-spatial-indexes/using-spatial-indexes-for-analysis/which-cell-phone-towers-serve-the-most-people.md): Using H3 to calculate population statistics for areas of influence
- [The modern geospatial analysis stack](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/the-modern-geospatial-analysis-stack.md)
- [Spatial data management and analytics with CARTO QGIS Plugin](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/the-modern-geospatial-analysis-stack/spatial-data-management-and-analytics-with-carto-qgis-plugin.md)
- [Using data from a REST API for real-time updates](https://academy.carto.com/working-with-geospatial-data/the-modern-geospatial-analysis-stack/using-data-from-a-rest-api-for-real-time-updates.md)


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