{
  "id": 665930,
  "title": "Can sampling date be provided for Test set as well? It doesn't require extra skill or equipment",
  "url": "/competitions/csiro-biomass/discussion/665930",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2026-01-04T13:24:53.836002400Z",
  "votes": -6,
  "comment_count": 1,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Hi <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/qiyuliaocsiro\" target=\"_blank\">@qiyuliaocsiro</a> ,</p>\n<p>I understand that the exclusion of features such as height, NDVI, and similar variables from the test set is intended to ensure that predictions can be made in low-cost, low-resource environments. That rationale makes complete sense.</p>\n<p>However, I wanted to ask whether providing the sampling date might be considered. Sampling date can typically be retrieved automatically from most modern devices capable of capturing images and does not require costly equipment or specialized measurements.</p>\n<p>I fully understand if this is not feasible to change at this stage of the competition, but I wanted to raise the question in case it is still under consideration.</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "3386044",
      "postDate": "01/04/2026 13:24:53",
      "content": "<p>Hi <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/qiyuliaocsiro\" target=\"_blank\">@qiyuliaocsiro</a> ,</p>\n<p>I understand that the exclusion of features such as height, NDVI, and similar variables from the test set is intended to ensure that predictions can be made in low-cost, low-resource environments. That rationale makes complete sense.</p>\n<p>However, I wanted to ask whether providing the sampling date might be considered. Sampling date can typically be retrieved automatically from most modern devices capable of capturing images and does not require costly equipment or specialized measurements.</p>\n<p>I fully understand if this is not feasible to change at this stage of the competition, but I wanted to raise the question in case it is still under consideration.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi @qiyuliaocsiro ,\n\nI understand that the exclusion of features such as height, NDVI, and similar variables from the test set is intended to ensure that predictions can be made in low-cost, low-resource environments. That rationale makes complete sense.\n\nHowever, I wanted to ask whether providing the sampling date might be considered. Sampling date can typically be retrieved automatically from most modern devices capable of capturing images and does not require costly equipment or specialized measurements.\n\nI fully understand if this is not feasible to change at this stage of the competition, but I wanted to raise the question in case it is still under consideration.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3386114",
      "postDate": "01/04/2026 16:28:09",
      "content": "<p>Too late for this time I am sure, but in a similar view; all the phone cameras today can include both date and location in their meta data.  And if not included most humans know the date and where they are at :)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Too late for this time I am sure, but in a similar view; all the phone cameras today can include both date and location in their meta data.  And if not included most humans know the date and where they are at :)",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 3386114,
      "author_name": "pcjimmmy",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "01/04/2026 16:28:09",
      "content": "<p>Too late for this time I am sure, but in a similar view; all the phone cameras today can include both date and location in their meta data.  And if not included most humans know the date and where they are at :)</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "3386044": "Hi @qiyuliaocsiro ,\n\nI understand that the exclusion of features such as height, NDVI, and similar variables from the test set is intended to ensure that predictions can be made in low-cost, low-resource environments. That rationale makes complete sense.\n\nHowever, I wanted to ask whether providing the sampling date might be considered. Sampling date can typically be retrieved automatically from most modern devices capable of capturing images and does not require costly equipment or specialized measurements.\n\nI fully understand if this is not feasible to change at this stage of the competition, but I wanted to raise the question in case it is still under consideration.",
    "3386114": "Too late for this time I am sure, but in a similar view; all the phone cameras today can include both date and location in their meta data.  And if not included most humans know the date and where they are at :)"
  },
  "source": "meta"
}