Talk on Google Charts to Sabre Hotel RFP & Sabre Cruise Team

1. Google Charts API
Demo & References

2. Why visualize data?
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3. Key points
 Turning data into facts & information
 Driving decision making out of these facts
 Data visualization is a key
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4. What is Google Charts?
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5. Key points
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JS based API from Google
Draw interactive charts/graphs
Heavily customizable
Uses SVG/VML
Supports variety data sources
Wide variety of charts
 FREE
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6. How does Google Charts work?
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7. Overview
Charts API
Send data & configurations to load
a chart
Data source
Loads required JS files.
Draws charts on div
specified
Application
Send data
Any database, SalesForce,
Google Spreadsheets,
Google Fusion Tables,
Datasource Protocol
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8. Overview
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9. Screenshots – RFP Heatmaps
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10. Screenshots – RFP Heatmaps
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11. Screenshots – RFP Heatmaps
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12. What more?
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13. Overview
 A fully functional dashboard / reporting tool
 Add Google Apps Script to make most of Google
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14. But!
…there is a catch
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15. Drawbacks
 All data is locally cached
 Not suited for large data sets (enterprise level)
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16. References
 This is a starting point: Visualization: Line Chart
 Geo charts: Visualization: Geochart
 Useful for enterprise level app: Populating Data
Using Server-Side Code
 Resourceful video: Google I/O 2011: Using Google
Chart Tools to Create Interactive Dashboards
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17. Thank You!
Questions?
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