Eco Counter connector

The Eco Counter connector retrieves count data from Eco Counter's Eco-Visio platform. It creates a dataset with records about counting sites and counters.

Using the Eco Counter connector, you can retrieve two types of data:

Eco Counter Data provides data about a counter, including the counting Site ID where the counter is installed, etc.
Eco Counter Sites provides data about counting sites, including site position, installation date, etc.

This connector is not available by default. Please contact Opendatasoft for the activation of this connector on a given Opendatasoft domain.

Creation

Before you begin, retrieve your Eco Counter API key.

The connector currently leverages Eco Counter API v1.An upgrade to API v2 is scheduled by the end of 2024

Choose an option:
- If you want to create a dataset, click Catalog > Datasets and click the New dataset button.
- If you want to add a source to an existing dataset, click Catalog > Datasets and select the desired dataset. Then, click Add a source.
In the wizard that opens, select EcoCounter under the Configure a remote service section.
Under the Retrieve data from EcoCounter section, enter your EcoCounter API key in the API key box.
From the preview of the first 20 records that appears, do the following:
1. From the Type list, select whether you want to retrieve Eco Counter Data or Eco Counter Sites.
2. Configure the source.
Configure the dataset information or use the prefilled values:
- In the Dataset name field, enter the title for this dataset.
- In the Dataset technical identifier field, enter a meaningful identifier for this dataset.

Configuration

Name	Description	Usage
Beginning of the period	Start date of the data period (included). If no start date has been defined, the first data date will be used.	From the calendar, select the start date.
End of the period	End of the data period (included). If no end date has been defined, the last data date will be used.	From the calendar, select the end date.
Step	Data interval	From the step list, select the data interval.
Complete data holes with null values	Completes data holes with null values	This option is toggled on by default.

Name	Description	Usage
Extract channels	Extracts the list of the channels of the counting site	Toggle on this option to extract the list of the channels of the counting site in additional fields.