2017 AILDI NW Drive, Sites, Fusion Tables
Getting Started
You will need to use either Google Chrome or Firefox as your browser for these sessions
Google Drive
Google Drive is both an "online hard drive" for storing and sharing files, and a set of apps that you can use to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, maps, websites, and more
Google Sites
Google Sites are a free and easy way to create a website either for internal (private) project management or external (public) dissemination of information
You can create a Google Site by going to your Google Drive and clicking New>More>Google Sites
Google Fusion Tables
Google Fusion Tables are a database program that allows you to create maps from a spreadsheet of information
You can create a Fusion Table by going to your Google Drive and clicking New>More>Fusion Tables (you may have to add the app to your Drive first)
Google Fusion Tables Help Center
Google Drive for project management
Google Sites to organize and disseminate your project
Google Fusion Tables for database management and visualization (maps and charts)
An online Database with advanced visualization tools
Location data can be addresses, GPS coordinates, or KML
Filter and summarize across hundreds of thousands of rows
Create charts, maps, network graphs or custom layout
Embed in website or share it in Google Drive
Combine multiple tables
Make a map in minutes
Host data online - control sharing permissions for collaboration