scripts/README.md

SafeVixAI — Data Acquisition Scripts 🔬

These scripts are the raw data pipeline that built the 3.6GB SafeVixAI dataset. All scripts here are pure Python — they require no database, no Redis, no PostGIS.

Scripts are mirrored from the SafeVixAI main repo and organized by their origin folder.

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📁 Structure

scripts/
├── scripts/data/             ← from SafeVixAI/scripts/data/
│   ├── fetch_*.py            ← Overpass GIS fetchers (basic version)
│   ├── _overpass_utils.py    ← Core GIS utility
│   ├── download_legal_pdfs.py
│   ├── extract_morth2022_tables.py
│   ├── seed_blackspots.py
│   ├── bootstrap_local_data.py
│   ├── verify_data.py
│   ├── inspect_zips.py
│   ├── audit_env.py
│   ├── check_all_scripts.py
│   └── setup_kaggle.ps1
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├── backend/data/             ← from SafeVixAI/backend/scripts/data/
│   ├── seed_violations.py    ← MVA 2019 traffic fine normalizer
│   ├── prepare_road_sources.py
│   ├── sample_pmgsy.py
│   └── road_sources.example.json
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└── chatbot_service/data/     ← from SafeVixAI/chatbot_service/scripts/data/
    ├── _overpass_utils.py    ← ⭐ Pro version (retries + backoff)
    └── fetch_*.py            ← ⭐ Pro fetchers (use these over scripts/data/)

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🚀 Recommended Run Order

# Install dependencies first
pip install requests pdfplumber

# 1. Setup Kaggle API (one-time)
pwsh scripts/scripts/data/setup_kaggle.ps1

# 2. Fetch all emergency services (use Pro versions)
python scripts/chatbot_service/data/fetch_hospitals.py
python scripts/chatbot_service/data/fetch_police.py
python scripts/chatbot_service/data/fetch_ambulance.py
python scripts/chatbot_service/data/fetch_blood_banks.py
python scripts/chatbot_service/data/fetch_fire.py

# 3. Download legal documents
python scripts/scripts/data/download_legal_pdfs.py

# 4. Extract MoRTH accident tables from PDFs
python scripts/scripts/data/extract_morth2022_tables.py

# 5. Normalize accident blackspot data
python scripts/scripts/data/seed_blackspots.py

# 6. Normalize traffic violations (MVA 2019)
python scripts/backend/data/seed_violations.py

# 7. Verify everything is correct
python scripts/scripts/data/verify_data.py

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⭐ Pro vs Basic Fetchers

Feature	scripts/scripts/data/fetch_*.py	scripts/chatbot_service/data/fetch_*.py
Retry logic	❌	✅
Exponential backoff	❌	✅
Indian GIS precision	Basic	Enhanced
Extra fields (email, postcode)	❌	✅

Always prefer chatbot_service/data/ versions for data acquisition.

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📦 Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

See requirements.txt in the Hub root.