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🔹 Scrape Open Solar Permits
👤 Client: 🇺🇸 USA Member since 2025-10-26
💰 Price: $250
🚩 Problem: Gather detailed information on open solar permit applications for Freedom Forever installations in Howard County, MD.
📦 Existing: [URLs of Howard County MD's official website or relevant pages]

Specifications:

[Target] - Identify and extract data from specific sections of the Howard County MD government website related to open solar permits under Freedom Forever.
[Method] - Utilize web scraping tools such as Scrapy, BeautifulSoup, or Selenium for accurate extraction. Ensure compliance with legal and ethical guidelines during data collection.
[UI/UX] - Not specified
[Stack] - Python (Scrapy, BeautifulSoup), Selenium, Pandas, JSON
[Security] - Implement secure authentication methods if required to access restricted areas of the website. Use encryption for storing sensitive data.
[Format] - Store scraped data in a structured format such as CSV or JSON for easy analysis and integration with existing sales tools.

Workflow:

Analyze Howard County MD's official website structure to identify relevant sections containing open solar permit information.
Set up web scraping environment using Python libraries like Scrapy, BeautifulSoup, or Selenium.
Extract data on open permits, including application details, dates, and other relevant fields. Ensure data is accurately mapped to Freedom Forever installations.
Clean and validate scraped data for accuracy and completeness before storing in a structured format.
Export cleaned data into CSV or JSON files for use in sales opportunities identification.