Today we're introducing Navi — an AI assistant that lets anyone build maps, analyze location data, and create geospatial applications through natural conversation.
For decades, working with geographic data meant learning specialized GIS software, understanding complex spatial operations, or waiting for technical teams to build what you need. That changes now.
From prompts to production maps
Navi isn't a chatbot that gives you instructions. It's an AI that actually builds.
Describe what you want — "Show me all our customer locations colored by revenue tier" or "Find parcels within 2km of transit stations" — and Navi creates it. The map, the analysis, the visualization. Ready to use, share, or embed.
What makes Navi different is context. It understands your data: your column names, your schemas, your spatial relationships. When you ask a question, Navi doesn't generate generic suggestions, it builds against your actual datasets with results that work immediately.
Why this matters
The real bottleneck in geospatial work isn't data — it's access. Organizations have location intelligence locked in spreadsheets and databases, but extracting insights requires specialized skills or long queues to overloaded GIS teams.
Navi removes that bottleneck.
Sales teams can map their territories without submitting tickets. Operations managers can analyze service coverage without learning desktop GIS. Analysts can explore spatial patterns without writing code.
This isn't about replacing GIS professionals — it's about expanding who can work with location data. The spatial questions don't change. The barrier to answering them does.
Built for real work
Navi is designed for the kind of iterative, exploratory work that defines actual analysis:
Start broad, refine as you go. Ask an initial question, see the result, then adjust. "Now filter to just the Northeast region." "Change the colors to our brand palette." "Add labels for the top 10 locations." Navi maintains context across your conversation.
Works with your data. Connect databases, upload spreadsheets, link to cloud storage. Navi understands what's available and references it correctly—no manual field mapping or syntax memorization.
Secure by design. Your data stays in your Atlas workspace. Navi operates within your existing permissions and access controls.
Try it now
Navi is available today for all Atlas users.
Open any project, click the Navi button, and start describing what you want to build. There's no configuration required — just conversation and results.
We've been using Navi internally for months, and it's changed how we work with spatial data. We think it'll change how you work too.
