# Setting up PeopleMap ## Preparing your Dataset * Now that you have completed the Getting Started section, it is time to begin the gathering data for your analysis. * Using your computer's **.csv** editor, create a table with a single column titled **URL** * To fill this .csv, put in the URLs of all the Google Scholar accounts of the researchers you'd like to include in your dataset * You can go to the Google Scholar search to find the individuals: * Once you have filled your .csv with all the individual URLs you'd like to include, save it to the root directory of the project and title the file **ResearchersDataset** ## Running the Bash File * Next, you'll need to run the bash file for beginning the data-gathering and processing steps * Navigate within the terminal to the root directory of the project * After that, run the following command to begin the process: ``` ./dataprocess.sh ``` * This will begin the process of: * Collecting author information related to their profile and publications on Google Scholar * Cleaning and preparing the data for analysis * Performing natural language processing algorithms to extract information related to the researcher dataset * It roughly takes an hour for every 10 researchers included in the researcher dataset * Make sure to keep your computer connected to the Internet while the process is completing ## Navigating to the PeopleMap platform * Once the process finishes, a localhost link will be specified in the output, usually in the following form: ``` - Local: http://localhost:5000 ``` * Copy the line segment of the form `http://localhost:5000` and paste it into the a web browser * It can be pasted into potentially any web browser but Google Chrome and Firefox tend to work best for the platform * Now that you have the platform fully set up, feel free to begin analyzing and exploring the data! * To learn more about any of the tools, scroll down to the "What is PeopleMap" section of the webpage * Need help debugging? Navigate to the FAQ page below: