{
  "id": 113307,
  "title": "Using duration of sunlight and darkness data.",
  "url": "/competitions/ashrae-energy-prediction/discussion/113307",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2019-10-18T11:14:21.954214300Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 6,
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  "content": "<p>Would it be possible to get a mapping of building ID and state location so that we can use data related to available sunlight and daily light savings (see link below) ?</p>\n\n<p>Thanks</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php\">https://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php</a></p>",
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    {
      "id": "652106",
      "postDate": "10/18/2019 11:14:21",
      "content": "<p>Would it be possible to get a mapping of building ID and state location so that we can use data related to available sunlight and daily light savings (see link below) ?</p>\n\n<p>Thanks</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php\">https://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Would it be possible to get a mapping of building ID and state location so that we can use data related to available sunlight and daily light savings (see link below) ?\n\nThanks\n\n\nhttps://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php",
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    },
    {
      "id": "652185",
      "postDate": "10/18/2019 13:31:14",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"/ptolemy\">@ptolemy</a> , \nIt is good idea, \nbut I don't think we have enough data to extract location of buildings.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "ptolemy , \nIt is good idea, \nbut I don't think we have enough data to extract location of buildings.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "652336",
      "postDate": "10/18/2019 17:45:05",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"/claytonmiller\">@claytonmiller</a> or <a href=\"/sohier\">@sohier</a> Could we have the  general geographical regions for the buildings if not the states?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "claytonmiller or @sohier Could we have the  general geographical regions for the buildings if not the states?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "652460",
      "postDate": "10/18/2019 21:58:20",
      "content": "<p>If you were very clever you could use the weather data to find the city - of course, you need all the weather data.  While lots of it online these days it's seems hard to find a single download that does it all.  A decade ago you could download the entire USA dataset as couple of huge files.  Not sure you can do that anymore.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "If you were very clever you could use the weather data to find the city - of course, you need all the weather data.  While lots of it online these days it's seems hard to find a single download that does it all.  A decade ago you could download the entire USA dataset as couple of huge files.  Not sure you can do that anymore.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "652484",
      "postDate": "10/18/2019 22:51:53",
      "content": "<p>You can find out the when &amp; if daylight savings changes occur. That can might give you time zones. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "You can find out the when &amp; if daylight savings changes occur. That can might give you time zones.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "652622",
      "postDate": "10/19/2019 06:05:22",
      "content": "<p>So you think in the train data set on change date there will be a hour missing for all buildings for a site (city) when we jump ahead ?  Don't think you can spot the fall back change - you agree?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "So you think in the train data set on change date there will be a hour missing for all buildings for a site (city) when we jump ahead ?  Don't think you can spot the fall back change - you agree?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "717337",
      "postDate": "01/13/2020 03:30:44",
      "content": "<p>Hey <a href=\"/ptolemy\">@ptolemy</a> - I hope you were able to understand that this type of information couldn't have been shared during the competition by me -- however, the contestants found really innovative ways of finding the locations. Thanks for participating!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hey @ptolemy - I hope you were able to understand that this type of information couldn't have been shared during the competition by me -- however, the contestants found really innovative ways of finding the locations. Thanks for participating!",
      "votes": null
    }
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    {
      "id": 652185,
      "author_name": "isaienkov",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/18/2019 13:31:14",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"/ptolemy\">@ptolemy</a> , \nIt is good idea, \nbut I don't think we have enough data to extract location of buildings.</p>",
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      "replies": []
    },
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      "id": 652336,
      "author_name": "ptolemy",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/18/2019 17:45:05",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"/claytonmiller\">@claytonmiller</a> or <a href=\"/sohier\">@sohier</a> Could we have the  general geographical regions for the buildings if not the states?</p>",
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        {
          "id": 717337,
          "author_name": "claytonmiller",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "01/13/2020 03:30:44",
          "content": "<p>Hey <a href=\"/ptolemy\">@ptolemy</a> - I hope you were able to understand that this type of information couldn't have been shared during the competition by me -- however, the contestants found really innovative ways of finding the locations. Thanks for participating!</p>",
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    {
      "id": 652460,
      "author_name": "pcjimmmy",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/18/2019 21:58:20",
      "content": "<p>If you were very clever you could use the weather data to find the city - of course, you need all the weather data.  While lots of it online these days it's seems hard to find a single download that does it all.  A decade ago you could download the entire USA dataset as couple of huge files.  Not sure you can do that anymore.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 652484,
          "author_name": "ptolemy",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "10/18/2019 22:51:53",
          "content": "<p>You can find out the when &amp; if daylight savings changes occur. That can might give you time zones. </p>",
          "votes": null,
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        },
        {
          "id": 652622,
          "author_name": "pcjimmmy",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "10/19/2019 06:05:22",
          "content": "<p>So you think in the train data set on change date there will be a hour missing for all buildings for a site (city) when we jump ahead ?  Don't think you can spot the fall back change - you agree?</p>",
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    "652106": "Would it be possible to get a mapping of building ID and state location so that we can use data related to available sunlight and daily light savings (see link below) ?\n\nThanks\n\n\nhttps://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php",
    "652185": "ptolemy , \nIt is good idea, \nbut I don't think we have enough data to extract location of buildings.",
    "652336": "claytonmiller or @sohier Could we have the  general geographical regions for the buildings if not the states?",
    "652460": "If you were very clever you could use the weather data to find the city - of course, you need all the weather data.  While lots of it online these days it's seems hard to find a single download that does it all.  A decade ago you could download the entire USA dataset as couple of huge files.  Not sure you can do that anymore.",
    "652484": "You can find out the when &amp; if daylight savings changes occur. That can might give you time zones.",
    "652622": "So you think in the train data set on change date there will be a hour missing for all buildings for a site (city) when we jump ahead ?  Don't think you can spot the fall back change - you agree?",
    "717337": "Hey @ptolemy - I hope you were able to understand that this type of information couldn't have been shared during the competition by me -- however, the contestants found really innovative ways of finding the locations. Thanks for participating!"
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