Presentation given by Kathryn Hurley at Silicon Valley CodeCamp 2010.

1. Google Fusion Tables
Kathryn Hurley, Developer Relations

2. Google Fusion Tables
www.google.com/fusiontables
A modern data management web application
making it easy to host, manage, collaborate on,
visualize, and publish data tables online.

3. Google Fusion Tables
host, manage, collaborate on, visualize, and publish data tables online
What can I do with Fusion Tables?
Host data in the cloud
Merge data with other tables
Make a map (or chart or timeline) in minutes!

4. Host data in the cloud
http://ftp2.census.gov/acs2009_1yr/prod/GeographicComparisonTables/StateUS/

5. Host data in the cloud
Permissions & export control
Invite individuals to read/write
Share publicly
Allow for export

6. Host data in the cloud
Metadata and attribution
Table Name
Description
Attribution

7. Host data in the cloud
Available via REST API
SQL-like query language
def runSelect(self):
query = "SELECT * FROM 123456 WHERE age > 30"
encoded_query_params = urllib.urlencode({'sql': query})
path = 'http://www.google.com/fusiontables/api/query?' + encoded_query_params
headers = {
'Authorization': 'GoogleLogin auth=' + self.auth_token
}
serv_req = urllib2.Request(url=path, headers=headers)
serv_resp = urllib2.urlopen(serv_req)
return serv_resp.read()

8. Merge data with other tables
Find public data tables to merge with

9. Merge data with other tables
Combine tables on a shared column

10. Merge data with other tables
Provenance tracking

11. Merge data with other tables
baby steps towards the dream platform
DEMO:
hhs hospital finder. from about 8 different tables!
hhs data on hospital quality

12. Make a map* in minutes!
* or chart, or timeline, all interactive
Make a map
Upload data and view as map
Apply styles
Customize InfoWindow
Get embeddable link or...
Available via Maps API (FusionTablesLayer)

13. Make a map* in minutes!
* or chart, or timeline, all interactive
http://www.wikieddata.com/questions/WA_Poverty

14. Google Fusion Tables
Demo Time!

15. Thanks! And some links.
Fusion Tables - http://www.google.com/fusiontables
Fusion Tables API - http://code.google.com/apis/fusiontables/
FusionTablesLayer - http://goo.gl/fY1S