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  1. Guide

    Diagnose a CSV file before using it

    Check structure, missing values, duplicates and keys without changing the original file.

  2. Guide

    CSV dialect

    A table’s delimiter, quoting, encoding and header conventions. Establish them before counting cells or interpreting values.

  3. Services

    CSV/JSON data review

    What to prepare : Files stripped of unnecessary data, dictionary, keys, formats and quality rules. Delivery to agree : Classified anomalies, traceable examples and clear separation of fixes from exceptions.

  4. Guide

    Worked exercise · A CSV licence does not automatically cover its photo

    Fictional example: the values and documents teach the method and do not describe a real organisation. You want to publish a chart based on the CSV and reuse the photograph on the same page. Terms apply to the objects shown.

  5. Guide

    Prepare a CSV before comparison or joining

    A file may open correctly while containing ambiguous keys, duplicates or missing values. Check its structure before matching records. A structural profile and explicit join rule, documenting missing values and losses.

  6. Guide

    CSV: a displayed line is not always a record

    Informational RFC 4180 describes a common comma format, not every dialect. Splitting on every comma and newline can destroy cells. Fragments here illustrate syntax, not actual observations.

  7. Guide

    Empty cells: CSV syntax alone does not determine meaning

    W3C CSVW separates string value and semantic value. Quoting an empty string is not a data distinction in that model. These are CSVW rules, not universal SQL or spreadsheet import behavior.

  8. Guide

    Worked exercise · A file absent from HTML still feeds the build

    Fictional example: the values and documents teach the method and do not describe a real organisation. source.csv appears in no rendered page. The current index works; the monthly script still reads this source to build the next index.

  9. Guide

    COG 2026: one code does not distinguish every territorial object

    France’s 1 January 2026 COG has several entity types. Insee allows a commune and delegated commune to share a code. Twenty official CSV records checked 22 October 2026 illustrate joins, not an exhaustive directory or population series.

  10. Dossier

    Understand. Connect. Act.

    Alexis Roux ZG, independent digital strategist since 1999. AI, web, OSINT, reputation and human connections. Understand, connect, act. France and international.

  11. Dossier

    Dossier command centre

    Alexis Roux ZG dossier centre: AI, OSINT, SEO, SXO, GEO, LLMO, editorial architecture, reputation, sovereignty, monitoring and mission direction.

  12. Dossier

    Field guides

    Practical guides to SEO, GEO, AI citations, structured data, agent evaluation and editorial maintenance.

  13. Dossier

    Digital intelligence glossary

    Operational definitions for clear discussion of AI, OSINT, search, visibility, evidence and sovereignty.

  14. Dossier

    Public sources for verifiable OSINT research

    76 documented registers, archives and open-data services: what to check, their limits and how to corroborate open-source findings.

  15. Protocol

    Assess a public dataset before reuse

    A protocol for checking coverage, method, version, licence and limitations before analysing or publishing public data.

  16. Guide

    Compare public indicators without false equivalence

    A method for comparing open statistics by checking populations, definitions, units, versions and uncertainty.

  17. Tool

    Review templates and registers

    48 worksheets with fields, filled fictional examples and review rules connecting observations, limits and next actions.

  18. Public source

    data.gouv.fr

    Discover datasets and APIs published by French authorities and other producers.

  19. Public source

    data.europa.eu

    Search datasets indexed by the European data portal.

  20. Public source

    Eurostat · Data Browser

    Compare European statistical series using dataset codes, dimensions, units and metadata.

  21. Public source

    Insee · Séries chronologiques

    Find identified French statistical time series to track measured change.

  22. Tool

    Calculate change, percentage points and a combined rate

    Four explained calculators: changes, percentage points, weighted rates and descriptive bounds for missing results.

  23. Guide

    Clean a web project without breaking the site

    Separate served files, required data and working artifacts: reduce a project while preserving useful pages, languages and media.

  24. Guide

    Keep a reproducible version of public data

    Connect source file, dates, schema and transformations: retain data that can be located, compared and reused without confusing an update, correction or change of scope.

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DEEPER READING / PRACTICE

Turn internal search into a useful user journey

A query produces several close results. Reading should help to distinguish the need definition folder, detailed method and implementation tool.

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Priority checks

Formulate a specific need and then try neighboring terms. Read the descriptions and select the type of resource according to the searched step: understand, run or control.

Interpretation pitfalls

The first result is not always the best document to the context. An absence can come from the vocabulary used rather than a lack of content.

Working record to retain

A short route connects a need definition page, a guide and a checklist. Maintaining unresolved questions helps to rebuild research.

PRACTICAL CASE / WORKED EXAMPLE

A natural requirement does not match the exact title

The following case illustrates an approach to defining the need. Situations are pedagogical: they serve to examine the choices and conditions of success, without describing a fulfilled mission or announcing a guaranteed result.

Example context

A reader is looking for how to check a number, while the resources use the word indicator. The results must allow to continue despite a different formulation of the title.

Suggested approach

Try the neighboring terms and read the descriptions. Differentiate methods of calculation, comparison and verification of sources. Choose the resource that corresponds to the actually sought-by-step.

Conclusion and next step

Research becomes a path of solution. The questions still open serve to clarify the next query instead of multiplying the words without clear intention.

Questions for deeper practice

How do you improve a search without losing the initial need?

Keep the starting question and then specify the object, operation and resource type. Useful results give a complementary vocabulary, but their title should not automatically replace the reader's target.

DETAILED WORKSHOP / APPLICATION

Refine a query for the task to carry out

  1. 01 / Prepare the necessary information

    Describe the initial question and the desired result. Identify the object, operation and type of resource that could help: file, method or tool.

  2. 02 / Carry out the approach

    Try a formulation and read the descriptions. Release the useful terms and test the variants without giving up the intention. Compare the resources found according to their contribution to the route.

  3. 03 / Examine an alternative situation

    If the results are close but too general, specify the operation or scope. A well-classed page is not necessarily the one that meets the searched step.

  4. 04 / Decide on the next step

    Research is useful when it leads to a resource whose response can be identified. Open questions are used to prepare for the next consultation.

  5. 05 / Hand over the verification records

    Keep a short track with request, resource and supplement. The reader can restart his work without repaired the tests that have led to useful content.

ANNOTATED WORKING DOCUMENT / REVIEW GRID

A track record from a request

The note retains question, tried formulations, useful results and next resource. It distinguishes the exploration vocabulary from the initial goal of the reader.

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Example situations to assess
ObservationSupported interpretationNext step
A resource responds to the desired operation.The result can serve as a useful step in the course.Keep the passage and choose the necessary supplement.
The results remain general despite the good topic.The request must specify action, object or scope.Try an appropriate formulation without losing the initial question.
The first result has the word but not the answer.The presence of the term does not prove its relevance.Read the descriptions and compare the contribution of resources.

Reviewing the working document

The final verification verifies that each step reduces an open question. A link list is not yet a useful path if the reader cannot explain what each page brings.

REPORTING / EXAMPLE WORDING

Presentation of results: Turn internal search into a useful user journey

Point to clarify

A search result must be judged according to its contribution to the searched operation.

Before handing over

Check that the track keeps the initial question despite the vocabulary variants.

Example of a qualified conclusion

The resource selected meets the described stage of the need. The questions still open guidelines the next consultation and remain distinct from the answer found.