The CAR-TER guide

Start small.
Make it yours.

Your first useful dashboard can be a template. You can learn how it works after you’ve tried it.

Open your first layout

See how the pieces work together.

A short, animated introduction to layouts, live information, and building with an assistant.

Show me how CAR-TER works →

What would you like to do?

Try

Find a ready-made layout

Maps, charts, collections, and more. Open Data Studio has 20 public-data templates with a short guide for each.

Choose a template →Personalize

Make a template your own

Keep the original, edit a copy, and start with one small change.

Learn what to change first →Build

Connect your own project

For makers and developers: connect a service, author layouts, and wire up controls.

Open the developer guide →

Just three ideas

The words
you’ll come across.

Layout
The screen you use: its readings, controls, and tabs. A weather dashboard and a music remote can be different layouts in the same app.
Template
A ready-made layout to try or use as a starting point. Some connect to public data; others need a service of your own.
Hub
A service behind a connected project. It supplies information and handles commands. You don’t need to set one up for the public-data templates.

When you want to go further

The reference
is still here.

No need to read it all in order.

Build a layout with AIStudio sessions and the authoring workflowBrowse the controlsWhat each control displays or changesConnect a servicePairing, connections, and your own hubLook up the layout formatTechnical fields and supported options

Still building. Feedback welcome.

CAR-TER is very much in development. Tell me what you’re trying to make and what would help it work better.

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