Direction X is parallel to the building facade that is parallel to the street. If there is no building facade parallel to the street, define Direction X as 'Unspecified direction'.
Authors: Luke Allen, Andrew Charleson, Svetlana Brzev, and Charles Scawthorn
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Direction X is parallel to the building facade that is parallel to the street. If there is no building facade parallel to the street, define Direction X as 'Unspecified direction'.