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. Though in beta stage, I liked its potential and wanted to give it a try.

Zillow Real Estate Market Report provides Home value index for major US metro regions. I used it to create a Google Fusion Table. Check it out NOW!.

Google Fusion Table of US Metro Home Prices

Once you bring up the Table, select Visuallize/Map menu option to view this on a Google Map as shown below.

Map Visualize Menu

This will show Home Values of major US metros on a Google map. The marker color indicate the home price (red being the highest). Click on a marker to view the metro and the price. This window can be customized including the markers.

Home Valuation of US Metros

To limit the view, select Show Options link and specify the filter criteria. I have specified Metros with home prices less than 100K as an example below.

Select Show Options

Specify Filter Criteria

This will display US Metros with home prices less than 100K as shown below.

Metros with home prices less than 100K

Metros with home prices more than 400K

See complete Google Fusion Table demo.

You can do the following using Google Fusion Tables.

Import your own data

Upload data tables from spreadsheets or CSV files, even KML. Developers can use the Fusion Tables API to insert, update, delete and query data programmatically. You can export your data as CSV or KML too.

Visualize it instantly

See the data on a map or as a chart immediately. Use filters for more selective visualizations.

Publish your visualization on other web properties

Now that you’ve got that nice map or chart of your data, you can embed it in a web page or blog post. Or send a link by email or IM. It will always display the latest data values from your table and helps you communicate your story more easily.

Learn more about Google Fusion Tables. Let me know if you have any questions.