I'm interested in better understanding how the "closed_on" field is compiled. It looks like there's an unexpectedly high number of POIs in NYC that closed in January 2020. Can you provide some insight into how Safegraph classified a business as closed?

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Hi! I’m interested in better understanding how the “closed_on” field is compiled. It looks like there’s an unexpectedly high number of POIs in NYC that closed in January 2020. Can you provide some insight into how Safegraph classified a business as closed?

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Hi please see this section of our FAQ for a description of how we infer open/close dates.

There’s a note on Jan 2020 in there as well.