shootstar / bigquery-examples

Example BigQuery integrations. Includes both sql and R wrappers.

bigquery-examples

The data stories and queries in this repository demonstrate working with genomic data via Google BigQuery. All examples are built upon public datasets.

Have other data stories you would like to see here? Have any data stories you would like to share? Have corrections to the biology covered in this material? Have query simplifications or speed improvements? Let us know by filing an issue or contacting us directly.

Getting Started

Start here: getting-started-bigquery.

Loading your own Variant Data into BigQuery

The Google Genomics API spec includes a import method that loads VCF and CGI masterVar files directly from Google Cloud Storage.

For other types of data, such as variant annotations, see Preparing Data for BigQuery and also BigQuery in Practice : Loading Data Sets That are Terabytes and Beyond for more detail.

The mailing list

The Google Genomics Discuss mailing list is a good way to sync up with other people who use googlegenomics including the core developers. You can subscribe by sending an email to [email protected] or just post using the web forum page.