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Issue tracking for project migrating FreeCEN to FreeCEN2 genealogy record database and search engine architecture. Code developed here is based on that developed in MyopicVicar
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Machine learning of effective ways of searching FreeCEN data #411

Open PatReynolds opened 6 years ago

PatReynolds commented 6 years ago

Using the data in the FreeCEN database, discover the most effective ways of presenting the researcher with additional requests for information after a number of basic entry questions.

Background: The census data includes a lot of information, and researchers often come with a lot of knowledge they can use to search by. If they are looking for an individual, they will usually know the person’s name (e.g. Mary Price) but they may also know Mary’s birth date, her husband or child’s name, the part of the country they expect her to be living in. They may also know her occupation, where she was born, whether or not she had a disability, and whether she spoke English, Welsh, or both. There are 645 people called Mary Price in the 1891 census we have transcribed so far (and this is far from the most common name).
We know that many people put into www.freecen.org.uk all the information that they have … and are then are told that no records match their request. This can be for various reasons, such as the researcher has said she was born in Acomb, but she told the enumerator that she was born in York. Or they have said that Mary Price was disabled, but she didn’t want to tell the enumerator that she was deaf. Or they have said that Mary Price was a dressmaker, but the transcriber was not able to interpret the enumerator’s bad handwriting.

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richpomfret commented 6 years ago

@benwbrum Added you to this after our projects meeting this afternoon. We ideally need all of these mini project documents written up quite soon (prospective candidates will begin writing proposals from the 12th March until the 27th).

pangshengwei commented 6 years ago

Hi, Im applying for GSoC and am interested in this project. However, I noticed it is not on the ideas page: https://www.freeukgenealogy.org.uk/about/volunteer/tech-volunteering-opportunities/ideas-list/. Where can I get more information about it? Also, what is the format for proposals that you would like? Thanks

PatReynolds commented 6 years ago

Hi @LifeArchitect are you signed up to our slack channel (see link to new tech volunteering form on ideas page). Apologies, this one was inadvertently removed when adding images to the ideas page - now back.

salonirk11 commented 6 years ago

@benwbrum I would like to take this up. can you please elaborate presenting the researcher with additional requests for information. an example of 'additional requests' will be appreciated.