How to Gather and Share Spatial Data in Minutes using Google Fusion Tables and FME

Google Fusion Tables & FME

How to Gather and Share Spatial Data in Minutes

March 29, 2012

Google Fusion Tables & FME

How to Gather and Share Spatial Data in Minutes

#fmewebinar March 29, 2012

Who Are We?

Dale LutzCo-Founder andVice President of DevelopmentSafe Software

Mark IrelandFME EvangelistSafe Software

Questions are Encouraged!

This Morning’s Q&A Support:

Mark StoakesManager Professional Services (and FME Rockstar)Safe Software

Stewart HarperFME Server Support Manager Safe Software

Powering The Flow of Spatial Data

Fusion TablesGather, visualize and share your data onlineVisualize and publish your data as maps, timelines and charts.Host your data tables online.Combine data from multiple people

Introducing Google Fusion Tables

http://www.google.com/fusiontables/Home

Poll: Have You Used Google Fusion Tables?

Fusion Tables Introduction

Slides courtesyMano Marks, Google Geo Developer Advocate

What is a Fusion Table? A database in the cloud used to store,

analyze, and visualize large data sets

Visualize Data in Various Ways

Example: GDP per Capita

Fusion Tables User Interface

Import | Manage | Visualize | Export | Share

Working With Data

Import Delimited text (CSV, TSV, TXT) Spreadsheets (Google Docs, XLS,

OpenOffice) KML

Export CSV KML

Geocode Data Merge (Join) & Share Data

Ways to Access Fusion Tables

Pop Quiz: When Was Fusion Tables First Released?

Fusion Tables Web App

Getting Geospatial Data into Fusion Tables

Mapping some Polygons... Without any code

Source Table

Mapping Thousands of Points... Without any Code

Web App Features:

Generates clickable raster (image)

100MB upload, 250MB per Google Account

100K rows in a layer

Easy user interface

Google Maps API: Fusion Tables

Layer

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

Map Thousands of Points and Display a Heat Map

Style in Javascript Code

Fusion Tables SQL API

Google Fusion Tables - SQL API

Fusion Tables SQL API Reference:http://fme.ly/fusionsql

Example Table: http://fmely/sffood

Nearest Neighbour

Fusion Tables: Intersections

Intersections

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

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

Poll: Your Challenges With Using Fusion Tables

Powering The Flow of Spatial Data

Poll: Have You Used FME?

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

Work with all Data Types

GIS CADRasterDatabase Web3D/BIMPoint

CloudsXML/GML

FME Workbench: Graphical Data Flow Authoring

Poll: Your Objectives For Fusion Tables

Loading Data Into Fusion Tables

Case Study #1: Delivery Map

Excel Input

Case Study #1: Delivery Map

Direct Import Yields Poor Geocoding

Location Information Scattered Across Columns

Case Study #1: Delivery Map

Use FME to Concatenate a Complete Address

Write to Fusion Tables

Case Study #1: Delivery Map

Results (http://fme.ly/deliveries)

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

London, 1854 (http://fme.ly/snow)

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

Ye Olde Faycebooke

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

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

Results at http://fme.ly/pumps

Case Study #3:FME Server Download Statistics

http://fme.ly/downloads

Case Study #4: WhiteStar Daily Texas Well Permits

Daily Aggregation of Well Permits Results at http://fme.ly/whitestar

• 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.

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

Case Study #4: WhiteStar Daily Texas Well Permits

Extracting Data From Fusion Tables

Data Extraction 1: Complete Table(s)

Data Extraction 1: Complete Table(s)

Data Extraction 1: Complete Table(s)

Data Extraction 1: Complete Table(s)

Data Extraction 1: Complete Table(s)

List of “owned” tables

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:

Data Extraction 1: Complete Table(s)

Use ID as Table Name

Data Extraction 1:Complete Table(s)

2512093

Data Extraction 2:SQL Query Results

SQLCreator executes Queries

select Sum('VoteCount-Santorum') as Santorum,

Sum('VoteCount-Romney') as Romney from 2512093

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

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

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