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Knowledge: Fusion TablesBASICS

What are Fusion tables?DEFINITIONWHAT CAN YOU DOHOW IT WORKSAPPLICATION

Definition

• Fusion tables allow you to merge and publish data using visualizations.

WHAT ARE FUSION TABLES

What can you do• Free your data (citizen science, data access)• Import data from several sources and

visualize right away• Merge data• Get data updates dynamically

(send it your data on the fly)• Host data outputs online - show it right away

(refreshes dynamically)

WHAT ARE FUSION TABLES

How it works

WHAT ARE FUSION TABLES

Create data

Merge with fusion table

Create visualization, update

Application

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Resources

Resources• Some basic information:

https://support.google.com/fusiontables/answer/2571232?hl=en

• A YouTube video showing you how to set one up (I recommend watching this as you create your first one): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok7gz4nAnFE

• An example of integration with an app: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoiw-uBtS84

• Remember!– Once you place your data on Google Fusion Sheets it becomes

public (you will get a prompt reminding you of this).

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