Public agencies regularly produce and publish large volumes of information in the form of disaggregated empirical data at different geographic levels. However, access to this information is limited by the dispersion of data across various sources, formats, and means of access. The Center for Demographic Studies (CED) has a project - the Explorador Social - focused on the collection, harmonisation, and dissemination of present and historical geo-referenced data on different topics such as demography, economics, politics, society, and the environment. In this issue of Perspectives Demogràfiques, Albert Esteve and Pilar Zueras present the Explorador Social: a location intelligence platform for the social sciences created to facilitate access to information, and ultimately, the exploration of the reality and social change of the Spanish population through mapping and statistical tabulation. Designed to meet the needs of a diverse user base, Explorador Social can be used by educators, researchers, public administrators, journalists, and the general public.