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Make beautiful interactive maps even faster with new additions to the Fusion Tables API
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Reposted from the
Google Research Blog
Google Fusion Tables
is a modern data management and publishing web application that makes it easy to host, manage, collaborate on, visualize, and publish data tables online. Since we first
launched
Fusion Tables almost two years ago, we've seen tremendous interest and usage from dozens of areas, from journalists to scientists to open-data entrepreneurs, and have been excited to see the
innovative applications
that our users have been able to rapidly build and publish.
We've been working hard to enrich what Fusion Tables offers for customization and control of visual presentation. This past fall we added the ability to style the colors and icons of mapped data with a few clicks in the
Fusion Tables web app
. This spring we made it easy to use HTML and customize what users see in the info window that appears after a click on the map. We’ve enjoyed seeing the impressive visualizations you have created. Some, like the
Guardian’s map of deprivation in the UK
, were created strictly within the web app, while apps like the
Bay Citizen’s Bike Accident tracker
and the
Texas Tribune’s Census 2010 interactive map
take advantage of the
Fusion Tables SQL API
to do even more customization.
Of course, it’s not always convenient to do everything through a web interface, and today we’re delighted to invite trusted testers to try out the new Fusion Tables Styling and Info Window API. Now developers will be able to set a table’s map colors and info windows with code.
Even better, this new Styling and Info Window API will be part of the
Google APIs Console
. The Google APIs Console helps you manage projects and teams, provision access quotas, and view analytics and metrics on your API usage. It also offers sample code that supports the
OAuth 2.0
client key management flow you need to build secure apps for your users.
So if you've been looking for a way to programmatically create highly-customizable map visualizations from data tables, check out our new APIs and let us know what you think! To become a trusted tester, please apply to join the
Google Group
and tell us a little bit about how you use the Fusion Tables API.
Posted by Rebecca Shapley, Fusion Tables Product Manager
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