📅 2025-03-01 — Session: Web Crawling and Analysis Session
🕒 05:10–06:05
🏷️ Labels: Web Crawling, Data Extraction, Api Development, Python, Argentine Institutions, Content Analysis
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The primary objective of this session was to conduct a comprehensive web crawling and analysis of various Argentine academic and research institutions using the Spider API. The aim was to extract valuable data and insights from these websites to improve data retrieval processes.
Key Activities
- Conducted a web crawling experiment using the Spider API to extract data from academic and research websites in Argentina.
- Refactored an API crawling script to enhance modularity and error handling.
- Analyzed crawling outputs from several institutions, including Conicet, UTN, ITBA, LIAA, Fundación Sadosky, and ICC, identifying issues with content extraction and proposing solutions.
- Summarized the educational programs, research initiatives, and professional opportunities of Argentine universities and research centers.
- Discussed leveraging web crawling for opportunity detection in business, job markets, and political strategies.
Achievements
- Successfully refactored the API crawling script for better maintainability.
- Identified key issues in content extraction from various websites and proposed actionable solutions.
- Compiled a comprehensive overview of Argentine educational and research institutions.
Pending Tasks
- Implement proposed solutions for content extraction issues identified during the analysis.
- Further explore the strategic use of web crawling for opportunity detection across various domains.