Find out how you can gather, visualize, and share data using Google Fusion Tables. We'll then demonstrate how the new capabilities in FME 2012 allow you to leverage more of your data to power more informed decisions.

1. Google Fusion Tables
& FME
How to Gather and Share Spatial Data in Minutes
March 29, 2012

2. Google Fusion Tables
& FME
How to Gather and Share Spatial Data in Minutes
#fmewebinar
March 29, 2012

3. Who Are We?
Dale Lutz
Co-Founder and
Vice President of Development
Safe Software
Mark Ireland
FME Evangelist
Safe Software

4. Questions are Encouraged!
 This Morning’s Q&A Support:
 Mark Stoakes
Manager Professional Services
(and FME Rockstar)
Safe Software
 Stewart Harper
FME Server Support Manager
Safe Software

6. Powering The Flow of Spatial Data

7. Introducing Google Fusion Tables
Fusion Tables
Gather, visualize and share your data
online
Visualize and publish your data as maps,
timelines and charts.
Host your data tables online.
Combine data from multiple people
http://www.google.com/fusiontables/Home

8. Poll: Have You Used Google
Fusion Tables?

9. Fusion Tables Introduction
 Slides courtesy
Mano Marks,
Google Geo Developer
Advocate

10. What is a Fusion Table?
 A database in the cloud used to store,
analyze, and visualize large data sets

11. Visualize Data in Various Ways
 Example: GDP per Capita

12. Fusion Tables User Interface
 Import | Manage | Visualize | Export |
Share

13. Working With Data
 Import
 Delimited text (CSV, TSV, TXT)
 Spreadsheets (Google Docs, XLS,
OpenOffice)
 KML
 Export
 CSV
 KML
 Geocode Data
 Merge (Join) & Share Data

14. Ways to Access Fusion Tables

15. Pop Quiz: When Was Fusion
Tables First Released?

16. Fusion Tables Web
App

17. Getting Geospatial Data
into Fusion Tables

18. Mapping some Polygons...
Without any code
Source Table

19. Mapping Thousands of
Points... Without any Code

20. Web App Features:
 Generates clickable raster (image)
 100MB upload, 250MB per Google Account
 100K rows in a layer
 Easy user interface

21. Google Maps API:
Fusion Tables
Layer

22. Map & Query Your Data with
Google Maps API (v3)

23. Map Thousands of Points and
Display a Heat Map

24. Style in Javascript Code

25. Fusion Tables SQL
API

26. Google Fusion Tables - SQL API
 Fusion Tables SQL API Reference:
http://fme.ly/fusionsql
 Example Table: http://fmely/sffood

27. Nearest Neighbour

28. Fusion Tables: Intersections

29. Intersections

30. Fusion Tables: Summary
 Import | Manage | Visualize | Export |
Share
 Works with large geographic datasets
 Access, map, query, and share your data
multiple ways
 Web App
 Google Maps Fusion Tables Layer
 Fusion Tables SQL API
 Style your maps

31. Fusion Tables: Resources
 Fusion Tables API Documentation:
http://goo.gl/RehWT
 Google Maps API (Fusion Tables Layer)
Documentation: http://goo.gl/ghpjm
 Developer Code:
http://fme.ly/fusionsamp
 Fusion Tables Web App
http://goo.gl/CwBkC
 Mano Marks’ Complete Presentation:
http://fme.ly/manofusion

32. Poll: Your Challenges With
Using Fusion Tables

33. Powering The Flow of Spatial Data

34. Poll: Have You Used FME?

35. FME Capabilities
Transform Data to Use and Share
 Convert spatial data between
hundreds of formats
 Transform spatial data into the
precise data model you need
 Integrate multiple different data
types into a single data model
 Share spatial data with people
where, when and how they need it

36. Work with all Data Types
Point
Database Raster Web 3D/BIM
XML/GML
GIS
Clouds CAD

37. FME Workbench:
Graphical Data Flow Authoring

38. Poll: Your Objectives For
Fusion Tables

39. Loading Data Into
Fusion Tables

40. Case Study #1: Delivery Map
 Excel Input

41. Case Study #1: Delivery Map
 Direct Import Yields Poor Geocoding
 Location Information Scattered Across
Columns

42. Case Study #1: Delivery Map
 Use FME to Concatenate a Complete
Address
 Write to Fusion Tables

43. Case Study #1: Delivery Map
 Results (http://fme.ly/deliveries)

44. Case Study #2:
Dr. John Snow – Cholera Map
 London, 1854 (http://fme.ly/snow)

45. Case Study #2:
Dr. John Snow – Cholera Map
 Ye Olde Faycebooke

46. Case Study #2:
Dr. John Snow – Cholera Map

47. Case Study #2:
Dr. John Snow – Cholera Map
 Results at http://fme.ly/pumps

48. Case Study #3:
FME Server Download Statistics
 http://fme.ly/downloads

49. Case Study #4: WhiteStar
Daily Texas Well Permits
 Daily Aggregation of Well Permits
 Results at http://fme.ly/whitestar

50. Case Study #4: WhiteStar
Daily Texas Well Permits
• Permit Data on State of Texas ftp web site
• Permits are in an annoying card file format
– 1980s style.
• The permit data are cumulative for an
entire month. We want daily permits.

51. Case Study #4: WhiteStar
Daily Texas Well Permits
• FME is run daily to process latest data file:
• Parse the text file for key attributes
• Figure out if record was received within a
period of time ago, i.e. within the last day.
• Insert the results to the shared Fusion Table
• Tweet the results via @whitestar_corp

52. Extracting Data
From Fusion Tables

53. Data Extraction 1:
Complete Table(s)

54. Data Extraction 1:
Complete Table(s)

55. Data Extraction 1:
Complete Table(s)

56. Data Extraction 1:
Complete Table(s)

57. Data Extraction 1:
Complete Table(s)
 List of “owned” tables

58. Data Extraction 1:
Complete Table(s)
 For “public” tables, visit
 http://www.google.com/fusiontables
 Search for something (e.g.Fishing, or Iowa)
 Use File->About to Get Table ID:

59. Data Extraction 1:
Complete Table(s)
 Use ID as Table Name

60. Data Extraction 1:
Complete Table(s)
2512093

61. Data Extraction 2:
SQL Query Results
 SQLCreator executes Queries
select Sum('VoteCount-Santorum') as Santorum,
Sum('VoteCount-Romney') as Romney
from 2512093

62. FME & Fusion Tables: Summary
 Google Fusion Tables is a Free & Flexible
Way to:
 Gather
 Visualize
 And Share Data
 FME makes it Fast and Easy to get data
in and out of Fusion Tables
 …And Fully Leverage Its Potential
 For more information, visit
http://www.safe.com/fusiontables

63. Poll: Now What Are Your Plans
For FME & Fusion Tables

64. Learn More About FME
 Get Acquainted:
 FME Desktop Intro Webinar
 http://fme.ly/intro
 FME Free Evaluation
 http://www.safe.com
 Upcoming webinars http://fme.ly/webinars
 FME World Tour Live Stream - April 27
 Master Geospatial Metadata with FME - May 10
 3D & FME - May 31

65. FME Training

66. Time Limited Offer!
 Winners will have until April 30
to register for any online course
 View the offerings at:
 http://fme.ly/online
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70. Thank You!
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