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Why did my Veraset Visits bulk download suddenly start downloading only empty files?
I have been successfully downloading Veraset Visits using Python. I downloaded thousands of files until suddenly only 1 KB files started being downloaded. I tried changing the API key, restarting everything, trying a new machine, but still only 1KB files are coming out. What would cause this?
Spending Pattern Coverage for NAICS 7211 (Hotels)
Hi all,
I'm working with the spending pattern data and noticed that for NAICS 7211 (hotels), the number of POIs with spending data seems very low.
Cannot find Global Places (POI) & Geometry in Safegraph
Hi there, I came across the note that geometry variables for Safegraph are available via a separate dataset: Global Places (POI) & Geometry. However, I wasn’t able to locate this dataset in SafeGraph on Dewey. Has it been moved to a different location, renamed, or removed?
Advan definition of visits for visits by each hour
I was looking at the definition of visits in the Advan FAQ, which states that a single device can only contribute to visits once per day. How does that work ith the visits by each hour field?
Samba Data Support
I'm reaching out regarding an issue I’ve encountered while trying to download the Samba TV dataset using the API and product keys. Specifically, I'm unable to access any of the STB datasets, and the ARC data download is also failing.
API error with datadeweyr
I am running consistently into an error whenever I try to pull a customized Advan file in R using the datadeweyr package. The code I am using is:
Advan data errors starting in June 2023
I see a large number of POIs that had an enormous and usually permanent drop in visits/visitors starting in June 2023. This drop is especially prominent in NYC. I can't find any explanation for this.
Missing POI - Help
Hello, I am working with Advan data and looking for specific data for a POI. However, it is missing and I cannot triangulate it with lat/long data either.
Safegraph Spend Panel—Country of Origin
Can you provide some insight into the country of origin of customers in the Safegraph Spend panel? Do all customers originate from the U.S.? I see that there is a "customer_home_city" variable, but do the values in this variable include other countries as well (e.g., Montreal, Canada)?