VAN data extraction - PDF conversion

[vrwarner]

Motivation

To meet the need for extracting data from VAN in PDF format, we want to create a comprehensive tool that takes that information and converts it into a more consumable file (i.e. CSV, JSON) for analysis.

Workflow Example:

Connect to downloaded VAN PDF with a data table.
Transform the data table in the pdf into data frame.
Create a file in the user-preferred file format.

Proposal

Make a utility to extract data tables from PDFs into consumable formats (i.e. potentially build a database).
You could specify which format to look for, what output you want, and more.