Fusion Table Searchable Map Template by Derek Eder Version 1.2 Updated 11/6/2011 After receiving several requests for a walkthrough for creating searchable maps with Fusion Tables, I decided to create this template to help get people started. It includes the basic setup to display a fusion table map and do simple address and radius searches. Once you have this working, feel free to look at my other maps to see how I added the additional filters. Demo: http://derekeder.com/searchable_map_template/demo/index.html Follow the steps below and you'll be in business with your own map 1. Create a Fusion Table (http://www.google.com/fusiontables/Home) 2. Make sure at least one column is set to a type of Location and that FT has geocoded it 3. Set the fusion table to be publicly visible (via the Share button in the upper right) 4. In source/maps_lib.js, set fusionTableId to the ID of your Fusion Table (there's one at the bottom of index.html too) 5. In source/maps_lib.js, replace 'geometry' with the name of your location column 6. *Optional* Add/modify additional search filters to the doSearch() function (maps_lib.js line 59). This will depend on the data you are trying to map. I put in one example of filtering by a type column. You can see additional examples of these by viewing the source on any of these: - http://chicagobuildings.org - http://derekeder.com/maps/chicago-bike-crash-reports/index.html - http://derekeder.com/maps/chicago-tif/index.html 7. Upload this map and all the supporting files (source and styles folders) to your site Fusion Tables Resources Here's a list of useful links I've come across while creating my searchable maps. Fusion Tables http://www.google.com/fusiontables/Home Community Fusion Tables Issue Tracker - http://code.google.com/p/fusion-tables/issues/list Fusion Tables Google Group - http://groups.google.com/group/fusion-tables-users-group Reference Guides Google Maps API - http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/overlays.html#FusionTables Fusion Tables API Developer Guide - http://code.google.com/apis/fusiontables/docs/developers_guide.html Fusion Tables API Reference Guide - http://code.google.com/apis/fusiontables/docs/developers_reference.html Data sources Chicago Data Portal - http://data.cityofchicago.org/ Data.gov - http://www.data.gov/ geocommons - http://geocommons.com
jmithani/cps-tiers
In Chicago, a student's chance of getting into the city's top, selective schools depends on where he or she lives. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) places every part of the city into one of four socio-economic "tiers" and requires selective schools to reserve the same number of spots for the students from each tier. This tool helps you find what CPS tier you are in.
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