README.md

Requirements

Classifier

• anaconda

Dependencies

# conda update scikit-learn numpy
# pip install pybrain pandas geocoder

Scraper

• nodejs

Dependencies

# npm install -g bluebird request json2csv fast-csv jsdom

Note: You may need to set NODE_PATH=/usr/local/lib/node_modules

Run scraper. Responses are saved under responses

node fetch_listings.js

Combine responses. This creates a file data/listings.csv

node combine.js

Fetch additional data for a provider (eg. REMAX, SUTTON, C21). Responses are saved under extra_data/$PROVIDER

# touch ${PROVIDER}_errors.txt
# node fetch_details.js $PROVIDER

Firestation data

Run notebooks/firestations.ipynb

Fetch historical data

# ./fetch_hist_DUPROPRIO.sh
# node extract_DUPROPRIO.js
# node combine.js

Geocode historical listings. This creates a file data/scripts/geocoded_listings.csv

# python geocode_listings.py