microsoft / microsoft/GlobalMLBuildingFootprints

Rename the data files in .gz files from .csv to .ndjson

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Description

The data is in new line delimited JSON format (https://gdal.org/drivers/vector/geojsonseq.html)
GIS software can seamlessly read the files if they are named as .ndjson indicating that they are of that format. Since there is only one field per line and no header, this is not really a CSV format.
At least mention in the docs that changing the extension helps in opening the data by GDAL supported software. There is no need to run a python script.

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Research direction

Locate the .gz data files and the project documentation referenced by the issue. Confirm where the internal .csv names are exposed, then update the names to .ndjson and document that the extension helps GDAL-supported software open the newline-delimited JSON data.

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Assessment

Tech stack
json
Domain
data, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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