Notebooks with functions to begin exploration of SafeGraph data (see below for more info). These notebooks include steps to:
- Connect to SafeGraphs's AWS S3 Bucket
- Read-in big data in chunks while filtering on only relevant rows (in this case rows pertaining to Austin, TX)
- Explore connecting to Google Drive to save smaller chunks of data
"SafeGraph is providing free access to our various datasets to help researchers, non-profits, and governments around the world with response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). So far, 1,000+ organizations like the CDC are already in the consortium and are using SafeGraph and partner company datasets at no-cost. The data includes aggregated and anonymized datasets on social distancing and foot traffic to businesses."
Read more about SafeGraph and the data they are collecting here.