# Additional data sources

**URL:** <https://community.drivendata.org/t/additional-data-sources/7087>\
**Category:** Snowcast Showdown\
**Created:** [January 17, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/additional-data-sources/7087 "2022-01-17T14:14:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![FBykov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@FBykov](https://community.drivendata.org/u/FBykov)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/additional-data-sources/7087/1 "2022-01-17T14:14:29Z")

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I submited the several official request form for request to using the additional data sources.  
I dont recieved any answer from organizers. I founded only the Google form submission confirmation in the Gmail spam directory.  
It is means then this forms is not yet considered or dataset is not approved?

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**Author:** ![emily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@emily](https://community.drivendata.org/u/emily)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/additional-data-sources/7087/2 "2022-01-18T03:01:56Z")

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Hi @FBykov, we received these and they are currently under review. You should receive a response shortly.

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**Author:** ![ironbar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.drivendata.org/ironbar/32/671_2.png) [@ironbar](https://community.drivendata.org/u/ironbar)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/additional-data-sources/7087/3 "2022-01-18T15:50:25Z")

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Hi, If new sources are approved all the participants will receive the announcement, Am I right?

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**Author:** ![emily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@emily](https://community.drivendata.org/u/emily)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/additional-data-sources/7087/4 "2022-01-18T17:58:29Z")

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Yes @ironbar, any new approved data sources will be shared in an announcement on the competition page.

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**Author:** ![NxGTR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.drivendata.org/nxgtr/32/618_2.png) [@NxGTR](https://community.drivendata.org/u/NxGTR)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/additional-data-sources/7087/5 "2022-01-20T21:28:22Z")

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I think the most important part is not if an announcement would be made or not, but actually **when** this happens, e.g. if it comes after model freeze its mostly irrelevant, and such date is getting pretty close now.