Implement common data enhancements as transformations

[mpictor]

Implement common data enhancements as transformations, so that they can be easily applied to the original data set when it is updated.

For example - City A uploads crime data, where one field is IN ALL CAPS. User B painstakingly rewrites this field as lowercase, except for the first letter. City A appends newer data. Now, part of the data is Pretty and part of it is UGLY. Unless User B goes back and updates the data again, it will be in mixed formats - and that would be an abomination.

If there was a way to specify the desired transformation, it could be automatically applied every time the data was uploaded (assuming the uploader approved the transformation).

Specifying a transform:

• choose from a drop-down menu of common options
• submit a code fragment that will be applied to each entry

(Forgive me if this feature exists or is in the works - I saw the video on CfA and this idea popped into my head)

Keep up the good work!

[max-mapper]

@mpictor this is getting closer to reality now that transformations happen on the server side (so i can support transforming whenever data changes on the server now)