Open Mecklenburg uses Google Fusion Tables to allow citizens to view, map, mash up, and share data. Using Google Fusion Tables couldn’t be easier. If you can use a spreadsheet, you can use Google Fusion Tables.

Each data entry on this site will have 4 components: (1) Title, (2) Description, (3) Map, (4) Links.

Sample data page.

• The Title and Description give you some information about the data layer.
• The Map will show a live, interactive view of the data. You can pan, zoom, change the background layer, and click on features to find out more about them.
• The Links take you to additional information about the data, directly to Google Fusion Tables so you can view, map, chart, and mashup the data, and directly to a KML file you can download and use in your own applications.

Check out the Google Fusion Tables Tour for more information, or watch this 2011 Google IO demonstration of all Google Fusion Tables has to offer.