wireservice / wireservice/csvkit

in2csv: GeoJSON metadata discarded

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feature in2csv
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Description

The following metadata fields from the "FeatureCollection" object are discarded:

-  "generator": "overpass-ide",
-  "copyright": "....",
-  "timestamp": "2017-07-17T03:42:02Z",

Probably others also.

Perhaps they could be stored in a column header, or a special row, which would assist with Round-tripping data ( https://github.com/wireservice/csvkit/issues/868 ).

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Research direction

Start at the in2csv GeoJSON conversion entry point and compare FeatureCollection metadata handling with issue #868's round-tripping context. Done means the listed metadata, and any agreed additional fields, survives conversion in a documented and tested representation.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli, data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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