{
  "id": 481283,
  "title": "Research Competitions could be more accessible for beginners. Dur D'être Chercheuse. My initial issues.",
  "url": "/competitions/geolifeclef-2024/discussion/481283",
  "author_name": "Marília Prata",
  "post_date": "2024-03-02T21:16:51.693000",
  "votes": 20,
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  "content": "<p>My first intention was just to plot some Rasters as I did on CLEF 2022.</p>\n<p>This year everything seems more complicate. I will explain my issues.</p>\n<h1>To download - Rasters:</h1>\n<p>Which I wasn't able. So I will wait till some experienced Kaggler could show it, publishing some code (aka Notebook)</p>\n<p>\"All PA-related data are already provided through Kagle; however, all the original rasters are provided on the Seafile. To download the full dataset, we recommend downloading each group separately using zipped archives.\"</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/geolifeclef-2024/data\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/geolifeclef-2024/data</a></p>\n<p>\"Suppose that you want to download all rasters available and the metadata for presence-only occurences and save the results in a folder output. The command line should be :</p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>python download.py --data output --raster --presence-only --all-variables</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Here I got a SyntaxError that I don't know how to fix too.  </p>\n<p>Or with an exclamation mark:   </p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F3012786%2F70401d81fb71ce6f10b35d43d3b28684%2FCaptura%20de%20tela%202024-03-03%20113629.png?generation=1709476640409631&amp;alt=media\"></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Which means:</p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>I must have a download.py script in my directory. And I don't know how to do that YET.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h1>Loading the Dataset</h1>\n<p>Though I wasn't able to work with the Rasters, I tried to make a Non-coder Exploration. <br>\nRunning the 1st snippet took 10 minutes to load all files After freezing the page a couple of times.</p>\n<h1>I tried to use some snippets with GLC.plotting</h1>\n<p>I got No module named GLC.plotting . I  tried installing with pip. Though it seems Kaggle environment is Not friendly to GLC this year (2024)</p>\n<h1>At least, I did a couple (literally 2) of Maps of the European Flora (plant species)</h1>\n<p>Since I copied another geopandas code. That made my frustation a little bit small.</p>\n<h1>Dur Dur D'être Chercheuse</h1>\n<p>Anyway, I learned some steps and hope to learn more when I read more Public Notebooks. It was a pity that I even forgot to work with the images too. Maybe, maybe I 'll try a second Notebook.</p>\n<p>Merci aux organisateurs et aux contributeurs aussi.</p>\n<p>Marília Prata.</p>",
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      "id": 2678555,
      "postDate": "2024-03-02T21:16:51.693Z",
      "content": "<p>My first intention was just to plot some Rasters as I did on CLEF 2022.</p>\n<p>This year everything seems more complicate. I will explain my issues.</p>\n<h1>To download - Rasters:</h1>\n<p>Which I wasn't able. So I will wait till some experienced Kaggler could show it, publishing some code (aka Notebook)</p>\n<p>\"All PA-related data are already provided through Kagle; however, all the original rasters are provided on the Seafile. To download the full dataset, we recommend downloading each group separately using zipped archives.\"</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/geolifeclef-2024/data\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/geolifeclef-2024/data</a></p>\n<p>\"Suppose that you want to download all rasters available and the metadata for presence-only occurences and save the results in a folder output. The command line should be :</p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>python download.py --data output --raster --presence-only --all-variables</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Here I got a SyntaxError that I don't know how to fix too.  </p>\n<p>Or with an exclamation mark:   </p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F3012786%2F70401d81fb71ce6f10b35d43d3b28684%2FCaptura%20de%20tela%202024-03-03%20113629.png?generation=1709476640409631&amp;alt=media\"></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Which means:</p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>I must have a download.py script in my directory. And I don't know how to do that YET.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h1>Loading the Dataset</h1>\n<p>Though I wasn't able to work with the Rasters, I tried to make a Non-coder Exploration. <br>\nRunning the 1st snippet took 10 minutes to load all files After freezing the page a couple of times.</p>\n<h1>I tried to use some snippets with GLC.plotting</h1>\n<p>I got No module named GLC.plotting . I  tried installing with pip. Though it seems Kaggle environment is Not friendly to GLC this year (2024)</p>\n<h1>At least, I did a couple (literally 2) of Maps of the European Flora (plant species)</h1>\n<p>Since I copied another geopandas code. That made my frustation a little bit small.</p>\n<h1>Dur Dur D'être Chercheuse</h1>\n<p>Anyway, I learned some steps and hope to learn more when I read more Public Notebooks. It was a pity that I even forgot to work with the images too. Maybe, maybe I 'll try a second Notebook.</p>\n<p>Merci aux organisateurs et aux contributeurs aussi.</p>\n<p>Marília Prata.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "My first intention was just to plot some Rasters as I did on CLEF 2022.\n\nThis year everything seems more complicate. I will explain my issues.\n\n#To download - Rasters: \n\n Which I wasn't able. So I will wait till some experienced Kaggler could show it, publishing some code (aka Notebook)\n\n\"All PA-related data are already provided through Kagle; however, all the original rasters are provided on the Seafile. To download the full dataset, we recommend downloading each group separately using zipped archives.\"\n\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/competitions/geolifeclef-2024/data\n\n\"Suppose that you want to download all rasters available and the metadata for presence-only occurences and save the results in a folder output. The command line should be :\n\n>python download.py --data output --raster --presence-only --all-variables\n\nHere I got a SyntaxError that I don't know how to fix too.  \n\nOr with an exclamation mark:   \n\n>![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F3012786%2F70401d81fb71ce6f10b35d43d3b28684%2FCaptura%20de%20tela%202024-03-03%20113629.png?generation=1709476640409631&alt=media)\n\nWhich means:\n\n> I must have a download.py script in my directory. And I don't know how to do that YET.\n\n#Loading the Dataset\n\nThough I wasn't able to work with the Rasters, I tried to make a Non-coder Exploration. \nRunning the 1st snippet took 10 minutes to load all files After freezing the page a couple of times.\n\n#I tried to use some snippets with GLC.plotting\n\nI got No module named GLC.plotting . I  tried installing with pip. Though it seems Kaggle environment is Not friendly to GLC this year (2024)\n\n#At least, I did a couple (literally 2) of Maps of the European Flora (plant species)\n\nSince I copied another geopandas code. That made my frustation a little bit small.\n\n\n#Dur Dur D'être Chercheuse\n\nAnyway, I learned some steps and hope to learn more when I read more Public Notebooks. It was a pity that I even forgot to work with the images too. Maybe, maybe I 'll try a second Notebook.\n\nMerci aux organisateurs et aux contributeurs aussi.\n\nMarília Prata.",
      "votes": 20
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      "id": 2685598,
      "postDate": "2024-03-07T09:42:29.787Z",
      "content": "<p>Hi,<br>\nI'll copy paste the answer I gave in the notebook to make it more visible. </p>\n<ol>\n<li>In order to use the download script on kaggle, you need to download it first:<br>\n<code>!wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantnet/GeoLifeCLEF/master/download.py</code><br>\nThan you can use with an exclamation point :<br>\n<code>!python download --help</code></li>\n<li>If you use the script locally, you need python3 and not python2.</li>\n<li>Pre-extracted data and occurrences are already available within kaggle and need not being redownloaded on kaggle</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/mpwolke\" target=\"_blank\">@mpwolke</a> downloaded the missing full rasters here <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/geolifeclef-2024/discussion/481485\" target=\"_blank\">climateCLEF</a></li>\n</ol>\n<p>Thanks !</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi,\nI'll copy paste the answer I gave in the notebook to make it more visible. \n\n1. In order to use the download script on kaggle, you need to download it first:\n```!wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantnet/GeoLifeCLEF/master/download.py```\nThan you can use with an exclamation point :\n```!python download --help```\n2. If you use the script locally, you need python3 and not python2.\n3. Pre-extracted data and occurrences are already available within kaggle and need not being redownloaded on kaggle\n4. @mpwolke downloaded the missing full rasters here [climateCLEF](https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/geolifeclef-2024/discussion/481485)\n\nThanks !",
      "votes": 1,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2685788,
          "postDate": "2024-03-07T12:25:19.717Z",
          "content": "<p>Hi Maximilien,</p>\n<p>Cause I'm a beginner, I don't know how to use the \"Pre-extracted data and occurrences\". That's why I uploaded the Climate Rasters.<br>\nI only \"work\" on Kaggle, but I think it's Python 3 that we have here.</p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>It's wonderful to read a Research that was conducted during 20 Years. </p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Due to my lack of knowledge, I'm still trying to understand how to work with those time series. 84 columns is  a lot. I would like to plot that chart which image is on the Competition Data. </p>\n<p>Thank you.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Hi Maximilien,\n\nCause I'm a beginner, I don't know how to use the \"Pre-extracted data and occurrences\". That's why I uploaded the Climate Rasters.\nI only \"work\" on Kaggle, but I think it's Python 3 that we have here.\n\n>It's wonderful to read a Research that was conducted during 20 Years. \n\nDue to my lack of knowledge, I'm still trying to understand how to work with those time series. 84 columns is  a lot. I would like to plot that chart which image is on the Competition Data. \n\nThank you."
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      "id": 2685491,
      "postDate": "2024-03-07T07:25:08.760Z",
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      "author_name": "Maximilien Servajean",
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      "post_date": "2024-03-07T09:42:29.787000",
      "content": "<p>Hi,<br>\nI'll copy paste the answer I gave in the notebook to make it more visible. </p>\n<ol>\n<li>In order to use the download script on kaggle, you need to download it first:<br>\n<code>!wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantnet/GeoLifeCLEF/master/download.py</code><br>\nThan you can use with an exclamation point :<br>\n<code>!python download --help</code></li>\n<li>If you use the script locally, you need python3 and not python2.</li>\n<li>Pre-extracted data and occurrences are already available within kaggle and need not being redownloaded on kaggle</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/mpwolke\" target=\"_blank\">@mpwolke</a> downloaded the missing full rasters here <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/geolifeclef-2024/discussion/481485\" target=\"_blank\">climateCLEF</a></li>\n</ol>\n<p>Thanks !</p>",
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          "id": 2685788,
          "author_name": "Marília Prata",
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          "post_date": "2024-03-07T12:25:19.717000",
          "content": "<p>Hi Maximilien,</p>\n<p>Cause I'm a beginner, I don't know how to use the \"Pre-extracted data and occurrences\". That's why I uploaded the Climate Rasters.<br>\nI only \"work\" on Kaggle, but I think it's Python 3 that we have here.</p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>It's wonderful to read a Research that was conducted during 20 Years. </p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Due to my lack of knowledge, I'm still trying to understand how to work with those time series. 84 columns is  a lot. I would like to plot that chart which image is on the Competition Data. </p>\n<p>Thank you.</p>",
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    "2678555": "My first intention was just to plot some Rasters as I did on CLEF 2022.\n\nThis year everything seems more complicate. I will explain my issues.\n\n#To download - Rasters: \n\n Which I wasn't able. So I will wait till some experienced Kaggler could show it, publishing some code (aka Notebook)\n\n\"All PA-related data are already provided through Kagle; however, all the original rasters are provided on the Seafile. To download the full dataset, we recommend downloading each group separately using zipped archives.\"\n\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/competitions/geolifeclef-2024/data\n\n\"Suppose that you want to download all rasters available and the metadata for presence-only occurences and save the results in a folder output. The command line should be :\n\n>python download.py --data output --raster --presence-only --all-variables\n\nHere I got a SyntaxError that I don't know how to fix too.  \n\nOr with an exclamation mark:   \n\n>![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F3012786%2F70401d81fb71ce6f10b35d43d3b28684%2FCaptura%20de%20tela%202024-03-03%20113629.png?generation=1709476640409631&alt=media)\n\nWhich means:\n\n> I must have a download.py script in my directory. And I don't know how to do that YET.\n\n#Loading the Dataset\n\nThough I wasn't able to work with the Rasters, I tried to make a Non-coder Exploration. \nRunning the 1st snippet took 10 minutes to load all files After freezing the page a couple of times.\n\n#I tried to use some snippets with GLC.plotting\n\nI got No module named GLC.plotting . I  tried installing with pip. Though it seems Kaggle environment is Not friendly to GLC this year (2024)\n\n#At least, I did a couple (literally 2) of Maps of the European Flora (plant species)\n\nSince I copied another geopandas code. That made my frustation a little bit small.\n\n\n#Dur Dur D'être Chercheuse\n\nAnyway, I learned some steps and hope to learn more when I read more Public Notebooks. It was a pity that I even forgot to work with the images too. Maybe, maybe I 'll try a second Notebook.\n\nMerci aux organisateurs et aux contributeurs aussi.\n\nMarília Prata.",
    "2685598": "Hi,\nI'll copy paste the answer I gave in the notebook to make it more visible. \n\n1. In order to use the download script on kaggle, you need to download it first:\n```!wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantnet/GeoLifeCLEF/master/download.py```\nThan you can use with an exclamation point :\n```!python download --help```\n2. If you use the script locally, you need python3 and not python2.\n3. Pre-extracted data and occurrences are already available within kaggle and need not being redownloaded on kaggle\n4. @mpwolke downloaded the missing full rasters here [climateCLEF](https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/geolifeclef-2024/discussion/481485)\n\nThanks !",
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