Implementation approach for reading data from public goods

[avinashladdha]

This stems from the discussion we had with @thibautjombart

We have done mapping exercise of public goods that we can focus on to get started with. These platforms/software provide data on contact tracing and case managements. Access the sheet here.

There are various functionalities to export data on these tools. The purpose of this thread is to kickstart discussion on various approaches we can undertake.

1. Accepting API keys/other auth credential along with parameters [file type, filters etc] to directly get data into the session This approach will give the required data with possibly less requirement for cleaning it but auth approached of the websites can change resulting in failures. This approach will be limited to users with internet connectivity.

2. Accepting exported data files from platforms. All platforms give users the option of exporting the data as Excel files. Here is an example

[thibautjombart]

Thanks for this, but I suspect you wanted to post this issue on the readepi package? ;)

[avinashladdha]

Corrected, thanks!