salesforce/TransmogrifAI

Geolocation to Country transformer

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#154 opened on Oct 8, 2018

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Description

Problem We would like to be able to treat GeoLocation values as categorical features.

Solution Add unary transformer to convert Geolocation values into Country.

Alternatives N/A

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Research direction
Examine existing unary transformers in TransmogrifAI to understand the pattern. Then implement a new transformer that converts Geolocation to Country using a geocoding library or dataset.
Tech stack
scalaspark
Domain
machine learningbackend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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Half day
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
ScalaApache Spark
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65