It has been a busy stretch for Google APIs: besides the recently released new AJAX Translation API this month, Google also launched the Google Visualization API, a JavaScript API which lets you access multiple sources of structured data that you can display using a large selection of visualizations. The Google Visualization API also provides a platform that can be used to create, share and reuse visualizations written by the developer community at large. For more technical details there’s a new Visualization API profile here and a new mashup listing for Motion Chart, a dynamic Flash based chart to explore several indicators over time.

Digging into the documentation you’ll find a more detailed description of the API:

Google Visualization API is a JavaScript API for web developers and gadget developers to access and display tabular data from many sources, for example Google spreadsheets….The Visualization API addresses two common problems in data visualization: 1. How to read data from multiple data sources using a single API. 2. How to process the data without knowing about the data source implementation.

It’s important to realize that the only data source that can currently be read using the Visualization API (a “compliant data source”) is a Google Spreadsheet and the API doesn’t yet define how to implement a compliant data source. Since Google Spreadsheets already has a RESTful GData-based API (Google Spreadsheets API Profile), you might wonder what’s the point about having yet another API to access Google Spreadsheet. The point is: the Visualization API is meant for tabular data from any source, not just from Google Spreadsheets. In the specific case of visualizing data, you won’t need to know the details of the Google Spreadsheets API to get at data from a Google Spreadsheet.

The Visualization API can be used to display data from data sources in a variety of contexts, most prominently in Google Visualization Gadgets that can be displayed in iGoogle or a Google Spreadsheet (akin to embedding a chart inside an Excel spreadsheet). A quick way to see the Visualization API in action is Google Visualization API Gadget Gallery, a showcase for what people have done with these gadgets so far. Follow the instructions instructions on using Visualization Gadgets to apply these gadgets to your own Google Spreadsheet. To learn how to program with the Visualization API, start by working through “Hello World” example of the API and the tutorial on Gadget Extensions - Google Visualization API - Google Code.

GOOGLE ADSENSE/ AFFILIATE MARKETING WEBSITE INSTALLED US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 4:53:53 PST Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list

DENTIST DIRECTORY WEBSITE WITH GOOGLE ADSENSE US $249.00 End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 10:37:23 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

GOOGLE ADSENSE MARKETING WEBSITE INSTALLED FOR YOU! US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 10:37:34 PST Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list

SEARCH ENGINE SUBMISSION WEBSITE WITH GOOGLE ADSENSE US $9.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 11:24:43 PST Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list

Ad03 - Google Googles website Logo Iron On Patch US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 11:44:15 PST Bid now | Add to watch list

FULLY DEVELOPED REAL ESTATE WEBSITE WITH GOOGLE ADSENSE US $9.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 13:11:19 PST Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list

Desktop Adsense Cash Machine. Google Websites Easy US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 13:40:24 PST Bid now | Add to watch list

Desktop Adsense Cash Machine. Google Websites Easy US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 13:58:30 PST Bid now | Add to watch list

Green Products Website 3 Way Income Ebay Amazon Google US $125.00 End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 14:08:23 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

UNIQUE EBAY AFFILIATE AUTO WEBSITE WITH GOOGLE ADSENSE US $29.95 End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 14:21:43 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

AUTO DEALERS DIRECTORY WEBSITE WITH GOOGLE ADSENSE US $300.00 End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 14:21:44 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

CREDIT REPAIR TURNKEY WEBSITE + GOOGLE ADSENSE US $99.00 End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 15:45:29 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

AUTO REPAIR DIRECTORY WEBSITE WITH GOOGLE ADSENSE US $300.00 End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 15:46:20 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

GOVERNMENT GRANTS TURNKEY WEBSITE + GOOGLE ADSENSE US $49.99 End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 16:53:43 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

UNIQUE EBAY AFFILIATE TOYS WEBSITE WITH GOOGLE ADSENSE US $49.95 End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 18:22:50 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

GOOGLE SITEMAP MAKER TURNKEY WEBSITE BUSINESS FOR SALE US $7.97 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 18:35:55 PST Bid now | Add to watch list

FULLY DEVELOPED AUTO HITS WEBSITE WITH GOOGLE ADSENSE US $9.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 20:28:28 PST Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list

UNIQUE EBAY AFFILIATE AUTO WEBSITE WITH GOOGLE ADSENSE US $49.99 End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 20:28:30 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

CREDIT REPAIR TURNKEY WEBSITE + GOOGLE ADSENSE US $99.99 End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 22:04:38 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

AUTO REPAIR DIRECTORY WEBSITE WITH GOOGLE ADSENSE US $300.00 End Date: Friday Nov-21-2008 22:44:57 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

If you liked this, You might also like:

1. Google Health API Released
2. Somewhat lost in the buzz of the announcement of Google Health, is the fact that Google’s also just launched the...
3. Google Releases Contacts API
4. Right on the heels of Yahoo’s launch this morning of their new Fire Eagle API, Google has just released their...
5. 3 Free Search Engine & Google Adsense / Adwords Ebooks
6. Free SEO Made Easy E-book Download this FREE e-book and learn some simple fool-proof strategies that you can start using...
7. How To Create Your Money-Making Custom Search Engine Powered By Google
8. AdSense for Search is now powered by Google Custom Search. Yesterday, Google officially announced the availability of AdSense for Search...
9. Google Contacts
10. Contact list management Link to the Source Share, E-Mail or Print the Style: ...
11. Google App Engine: Your Apps in the Cloud
12. Google just significantly raised the stakes in the platform-as-a-service market with tonight’s launch of Google App Engine, a scalable, fault-tolerant...
13. Google Releases API for Book Search
14. [Editor’s note: Today’s post comes from Raymond Yee, who we are very happy to have joining us as a regular...
15. Google’s New Maps API for Flash
16. Last week, Google announced the Google Maps API for Flash, the latest extension of their extremely popular Google Maps API....
17. Live video in a 3D world is cool, and it’s not even Google
18. It sure looks like Google Earth, but it’s not. A company called Sentinel, funded by the U.S. Defense Department, has...
19. Google AJAX Language
20. Text translation service Link to the Source Share, E-Mail or Print the Style: ...