Tag: google fusion tables
Converting Shapefiles to Google Fusion Tables
Google Fusion Tables provides a relatively easy way to display geographic data on top of Google Maps. Data can be uploaded in .csv, .tsv, or .txt file formats and the geocoded based on a field (or fields) that is designated as having location information (address, city, country, lat/long, etc.). This process works well for point data [...]
How To Import Data and Make Maps with Google Fusion Tables
This GIS tutorial by Naveen Sidda looks at Google Fusions Tables, how to import geographic data from a web page, and how to create map out geographic data within Google Maps. What is Google Fusion Tables? Google Fusion Tables is a data web service which is built on the concept of cloud computing for [...]
Heat Maps in GIS
Heat mapping, from a geographic perspective, is a method of showing the geographic clustering of a phenomenon. Also known as hot spot mapping, heat maps show locations of higher densities of geographic entities. The ‘heat’ in the term refers to the concentration of the geographic entity within any given spot, not to be confused with [...]
Making Maps with Google Fusion Tables
Google Fusion Tables makes it very easy to create your own maps. The Google Fusion Tables tour is a great place to start to learn how to get started and to see examples from sites that use Fusion Tables. Google has a list of tutorials available for Fusion Tables. While Google Fusion Tables will map [...]
Geography of Billionaires: Mapping Nationalities and Residency
Forbes recently released an updated list of the world’s billionaires. The listing contains the ranking for 1,226 individuals and families who’s net worth as of March of 2012 was 1 billion USD or more. Since the listings contained both a country of citizenship and residence, this allows for a peek at the geography of billionaires. [...]
