Data Collection

Structured collection from public and supplied sources, to a schema agreed in advance and checked before delivery.

What is included

Data Collection, in detail

Schema definition

Fields, types and validation rules agreed before collection begins.

Source identification

The right sources found and assessed for reliability and coverage.

Collection at volume

Run at whatever scale the project needs, with progress reporting.

Quality control

Sampling and validation against the schema before anything is handed over.

Scheduled refresh

One-off or recurring, with change detection between runs.

How we work

Four steps, no surprises

  1. ConsultationWe learn the business and what success looks like.
  2. Audit & scopeA written plan: what we build, in what order, at what cost.
  3. BuildDelivered in stages you review as we go.
  4. SupportMonitoring and iteration once it is live.

Questions

Frequently asked

Can you collect from sites that block scraping?

Where terms allow and technically feasible. We will tell you plainly when a source is off-limits rather than work around a block.

What formats can you deliver?

CSV, JSON, Parquet, direct database load or API delivery.

Let us look at what you are trying to build

Tell us the problem and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right people to solve it — and what it would take.

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