Migrating from FSQ Studio to FSQ Spatial Desktop

Spatial Desktop is the next step in Foursquare’s geospatial workflow, providing a more scalable and flexible environment for managing spatial projects. With support for larger datasets, enhanced analysis workflows, and improved project management capabilities, Spatial Desktop enables users to continue and expand their geospatial work.

This guide explains how to migrate Spatial Studio free tier projects to Spatial Desktop, what content is preserved, the differences between the two tools.

Asking the Spatial Agent to generate an H3 map of a city and analyze its urban planning zones


San Francisco residential lot outlines shown as polygon layer	San Francisco building footprints extruded to 3D by height using polygon layer.

Coffee shops in Manhattan shows as points layer	Arc layer showing commuting patterns in New York