scripts/README.md

SafeVixAI — Data Acquisition Scripts 🔬

These scripts are the raw data pipeline that built the 4.2 GB 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/
├── backend/                  ← from SafeVixAI/backend/scripts/
│   ├── app/                  ← Web app database setup & SQL migrations
│   └── data/                 ← Civic intel ETL pipelines & seeders
│
├── chatbot_service/          ← from SafeVixAI/chatbot_service/scripts/
│   ├── app/                  ← Chatbot seeders
│   ├── data/                 ← Overpass GIS fetchers (Pro version)
│   └── verify_rag.py         ← Vectorstore validation
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└── scripts/                  ← from SafeVixAI/scripts/
    ├── app/                  ← Asset generators
    └── data/                 ← Scrapers, downloaders, and legacy seeders

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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.