diff --git a/doc/source/notebooks/01. IO/EarthRanger_IO.ipynb b/doc/source/notebooks/01. IO/EarthRanger_IO.ipynb
index 8b13905e..3ad15f6e 100644
--- a/doc/source/notebooks/01. IO/EarthRanger_IO.ipynb	
+++ b/doc/source/notebooks/01. IO/EarthRanger_IO.ipynb	
@@ -614,7 +614,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "patrol_df = er_io.get_patrols()\n",
+    "patrol_df = er_io.get_patrols(\n",
+    "    since=pd.Timestamp(\"2017-01-01\").isoformat(),\n",
+    "    until=pd.Timestamp(\"2017-04-01\").isoformat(),\n",
+    ")\n",
+    "\n",
     "\n",
     "relocs = er_io.get_patrol_observations(\n",
     "    patrol_df,\n",
@@ -709,8 +713,8 @@
     ")\n",
     "\n",
     "if not elephants.empty:\n",
-    "    for i, value in elephants.iterrows():\n",
-    "        er_io.delete_observation(observation_id=elephants.loc[i, \"extra__id\"])"
+    "    for observation_id in elephants[\"extra__id\"].unique():\n",
+    "        er_io.delete_observation(observation_id)"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -863,11 +867,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "relocs.drop(\n",
-    "    columns=relocs.columns[relocs.applymap(lambda x: isinstance(x, list)).any()],\n",
-    "    errors=\"ignore\",\n",
-    "    inplace=True,\n",
-    ")\n",
+    "relocs = relocs.select_dtypes(exclude=[list])\n",
     "\n",
     "relocs.to_file(os.path.join(output_dir, \"observations.gpkg\"), layer=\"observations\")"
    ]
diff --git a/doc/source/notebooks/01. IO/GEE_IO.ipynb b/doc/source/notebooks/01. IO/GEE_IO.ipynb
index 34f591d5..236c44cb 100644
--- a/doc/source/notebooks/01. IO/GEE_IO.ipynb	
+++ b/doc/source/notebooks/01. IO/GEE_IO.ipynb	
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
    "source": [
     "import os\n",
     "import sys\n",
-    "import zipfile\n",
     "\n",
     "import shapely\n",
     "\n",
@@ -208,26 +207,9 @@
     "ecoscope.io.utils.download_file(\n",
     "    url=img.getDownloadUrl(download_config),\n",
     "    path=img_zip_file,\n",
+    "    unzip=True,\n",
     ")"
    ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "markdown",
-   "metadata": {},
-   "source": [
-    "### Unzip"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "with zipfile.ZipFile(img_zip_file) as z:\n",
-    "    for name in z.namelist():\n",
-    "        z.extract(name, output_dir)"
-   ]
   }
  ],
  "metadata": {
diff --git a/doc/source/notebooks/01. IO/Landscape Dynamics Data.ipynb b/doc/source/notebooks/01. IO/Landscape Dynamics Data.ipynb
index c099ae63..a8e72883 100644
--- a/doc/source/notebooks/01. IO/Landscape Dynamics Data.ipynb	
+++ b/doc/source/notebooks/01. IO/Landscape Dynamics Data.ipynb	
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
    "source": [
     "import os\n",
     "import sys\n",
-    "import zipfile\n",
     "\n",
     "import geopandas as gpd\n",
     "\n",
@@ -90,25 +89,10 @@
     "    url=\"https://maraelephant.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/162e299f0c7d472b8e36211e946bb273/data\",\n",
     "    path=output_dir,\n",
     "    overwrite_existing=False,\n",
+    "    unzip=True,\n",
     ")"
    ]
   },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "markdown",
-   "metadata": {},
-   "source": [
-    "## Extract ZIP"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "zipfile.ZipFile(os.path.join(output_dir, \"active_public_uncategorized_shpfiles.zip\")).extractall(path=output_dir)"
-   ]
-  },
   {
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
diff --git a/doc/source/notebooks/02. Relocations & Trajectories/Relocations_and_Trajectories.ipynb b/doc/source/notebooks/02. Relocations & Trajectories/Relocations_and_Trajectories.ipynb
index 3504e798..0d28c290 100644
--- a/doc/source/notebooks/02. Relocations & Trajectories/Relocations_and_Trajectories.ipynb	
+++ b/doc/source/notebooks/02. Relocations & Trajectories/Relocations_and_Trajectories.ipynb	
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "relocs[[\"groupby_col\", \"fixtime\", \"geometry\"]].explore()"
+    "relocs[[\"groupby_col\", \"geometry\"]].explore()"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/doc/source/notebooks/03. Home Range & Movescape/EcoGraph.ipynb b/doc/source/notebooks/03. Home Range & Movescape/EcoGraph.ipynb
index d9fe061f..d3d45642 100644
--- a/doc/source/notebooks/03. Home Range & Movescape/EcoGraph.ipynb	
+++ b/doc/source/notebooks/03. Home Range & Movescape/EcoGraph.ipynb	
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "traj.explore()"
+    "traj[\"geometry\"].explore()"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
     "        individual=\"1d22ff96-44d4-45c4-adc3-db1513acbe7d\",\n",
     "        interpolation=\"dofjojfs\",\n",
     "    )\n",
-    "except NotImplemented as e:\n",
+    "except NotImplementedError as e:\n",
     "    print(e)"
    ]
   },
diff --git a/doc/source/notebooks/04. EcoMap & EcoPlot/EcoPlot.ipynb b/doc/source/notebooks/04. EcoMap & EcoPlot/EcoPlot.ipynb
index bf930a7b..81772c63 100644
--- a/doc/source/notebooks/04. EcoMap & EcoPlot/EcoPlot.ipynb	
+++ b/doc/source/notebooks/04. EcoMap & EcoPlot/EcoPlot.ipynb	
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
     "ecoscope.io.download_file(\n",
     "    f\"{ECOSCOPE_RAW}/tests/sample_data/vector/er_relocs.csv.zip\",\n",
     "    os.path.join(output_dir, \"er_relocs.csv.zip\"),\n",
-    "    unzip=False,\n",
     ")\n",
     "\n",
     "data = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(output_dir, \"er_relocs.csv.zip\"), header=0, index_col=0)\n",
diff --git a/ecoscope/analysis/ecograph.py b/ecoscope/analysis/ecograph.py
index ac94f10f..6eb3de0f 100644
--- a/ecoscope/analysis/ecograph.py
+++ b/ecoscope/analysis/ecograph.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def compute(df):
             G = self._get_ecograph(df, subject_name, radius, cutoff, tortuosity_length)
             self.graphs[subject_name] = G
 
-        self.trajectory.groupby("groupby_col")[self.trajectory.columns].progress_apply(compute)
+        self.trajectory.groupby("groupby_col")[self.trajectory.columns].apply(compute)
 
     def to_csv(self, output_path):
         """
diff --git a/ecoscope/io/earthranger.py b/ecoscope/io/earthranger.py
index d2bf58b9..f2cdec46 100644
--- a/ecoscope/io/earthranger.py
+++ b/ecoscope/io/earthranger.py
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ def upload(obs):
             else:
                 return pd.DataFrame(results)
 
-        return observations.groupby(source_id_col, group_keys=False).progress_apply(upload)
+        return observations.groupby(source_id_col, group_keys=False).apply(upload)
 
     def post_event(
         self,
diff --git a/ecoscope/io/utils.py b/ecoscope/io/utils.py
index e60c530f..8c5609bc 100644
--- a/ecoscope/io/utils.py
+++ b/ecoscope/io/utils.py
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 
 import pandas as pd
 import requests
+from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter
 from tqdm.auto import tqdm
+from urllib3.util import Retry
 
 
 def to_hex(val, default="#ff0000"):
@@ -27,22 +29,26 @@ def pack_columns(dataframe: pd.DataFrame, columns: typing.List):
     return dataframe
 
 
-def download_file(url, path, overwrite_existing=False, chunk_size=1024, unzip=True, **request_kwargs):
+def download_file(url, path, retries=2, overwrite_existing=False, chunk_size=1024, unzip=False, **request_kwargs):
     """
     Download a file from a URL to a local path. If the path is a directory, the filename will be inferred from
     the response header
     """
 
+    s = requests.Session()
+    retries = Retry(total=retries, backoff_factor=0.1, status_forcelist=[500, 502, 503, 504])
+    s.mount("https://", HTTPAdapter(max_retries=retries))
+
     if __is_gdrive_url(url):
         url = __transform_gdrive_url(url)
     elif __is_dropbox_url(url):
         url = __transform_dropbox_url(url)
 
-    r = requests.get(url, stream=True, **request_kwargs)
+    r = s.get(url, stream=True, **request_kwargs)
 
     if os.path.isdir(path):
         m = email.message.Message()
-        m["content-type"] = r.headers["content-disposition"]
+        m["content-type"] = r.headers.get("content-disposition")
         filename = m.get_param("filename")
         if filename is None:
             raise ValueError("URL has no RFC 6266 filename.")
@@ -53,7 +59,8 @@ def download_file(url, path, overwrite_existing=False, chunk_size=1024, unzip=Tr
         return
 
     with open(path, "wb") as f:
-        with tqdm.wrapattr(f, "write", total=int(r.headers["Content-Length"])) as fout:
+        content_length = r.headers.get("content-length")
+        with tqdm.wrapattr(f, "write", total=int(content_length)) if content_length else f as fout:
             for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=chunk_size):
                 fout.write(chunk)
 
diff --git a/nb-tests/test_notebooks.py b/nb-tests/test_notebooks.py
index df47e535..a26af66d 100644
--- a/nb-tests/test_notebooks.py
+++ b/nb-tests/test_notebooks.py
@@ -16,18 +16,7 @@
 
 NB_DIR = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent / "doc" / "source" / "notebooks"
 
-KNOWN_ERRORS_REGEXES = {  # This is basically a GitHub ticket queue
-    "EarthRanger_IO.ipynb": "Series found",
-    "Relocations_and_Trajectories.ipynb": "No module named 'branca'",
-    "EcoGraph.ipynb": "not a zip file",
-    "EcoPlot.ipynb": "not a zip file",
-    "Landscape Grid.ipynb": "No module named 'branca'",
-    "Seasonal Calculation.ipynb": "No module named 'branca'",
-    "Tracking Data Gantt Chart.ipynb": "Bad CRC-32 for file 'er_relocs.csv.zip'",
-    "Remote Sensing Time Series Anomaly.ipynb": "No module named 'branca'",
-    "Reduce Regions.ipynb": "No module named 'branca'",
-    "Landscape Dynamics Data.ipynb": "No module named 'branca'",
-}
+KNOWN_ERRORS_REGEXES = {}  # This is basically a GitHub ticket queue
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/requirements-notebooks-test.txt b/requirements-notebooks-test.txt
index eb03be4e..b3f8c43e 100644
--- a/requirements-notebooks-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-notebooks-test.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ pytest
 papermill
 .[all]
 ipykernel
-pytest-xdist
\ No newline at end of file
+pytest-xdist
+folium
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_asyncearthranger_io.py b/tests/test_asyncearthranger_io.py
index 4384846f..8eafb57d 100644
--- a/tests/test_asyncearthranger_io.py
+++ b/tests/test_asyncearthranger_io.py
@@ -218,7 +218,10 @@ async def test_get_patrols(er_io_async, get_patrols_fields):
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_get_patrol_observations(er_io_async, get_patrol_observations_fields):
-    observations = await er_io_async.get_patrol_observations_with_patrol_filter()
+    observations = await er_io_async.get_patrol_observations_with_patrol_filter(
+        since=pd.Timestamp("2017-01-01").isoformat(),
+        until=pd.Timestamp("2017-04-01").isoformat(),
+    )
     assert not observations.empty
     assert set(observations.columns) == set(get_patrol_observations_fields)
     assert type(observations["fixtime"] == pd.Timestamp)
@@ -228,7 +231,11 @@ async def test_get_patrol_observations(er_io_async, get_patrol_observations_fiel
 async def test_get_patrol_observations_with_patrol_details(
     er_io_async, get_patrol_observations_fields, get_patrol_details_fields
 ):
-    observations = await er_io_async.get_patrol_observations_with_patrol_filter(include_patrol_details=True)
+    observations = await er_io_async.get_patrol_observations_with_patrol_filter(
+        since=pd.Timestamp("2017-01-01").isoformat(),
+        until=pd.Timestamp("2017-04-01").isoformat(),
+        include_patrol_details=True,
+    )
     assert not observations.empty
     assert set(observations.columns) == set(get_patrol_observations_fields).union(get_patrol_details_fields)
     assert type(observations["fixtime"] == pd.Timestamp)
diff --git a/tests/test_earthranger_io.py b/tests/test_earthranger_io.py
index 8336fd3b..5a374c78 100644
--- a/tests/test_earthranger_io.py
+++ b/tests/test_earthranger_io.py
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ def test_get_patrols(er_io):
 
 
 def test_get_patrol_events(er_io):
-    events = er_io.get_patrol_events()
+    events = er_io.get_patrol_events(
+        since=pd.Timestamp("2017-01-01").isoformat(),
+        until=pd.Timestamp("2017-04-01").isoformat(),
+    )
     assert "id" in events
     assert "event_type" in events
     assert "geometry" in events
@@ -196,7 +199,11 @@ def test_patch_event(er_io):
 
 
 def test_get_patrol_observations(er_io):
-    patrols = er_io.get_patrols()
+    patrols = er_io.get_patrols(
+        since=pd.Timestamp("2017-01-01").isoformat(),
+        until=pd.Timestamp("2017-04-01").isoformat(),
+    )
+
     observations = er_io.get_patrol_observations(
         patrols,
         include_source_details=False,
diff --git a/tests/test_io_utils.py b/tests/test_io_utils.py
index 2ca0123b..8cd739b8 100644
--- a/tests/test_io_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_io_utils.py
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import json
 import os
+import pytest
 
 import fsspec
 import pandas as pd
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+from http.client import HTTPMessage
+from requests.exceptions import RetryError
 
 import ecoscope
 
@@ -80,3 +84,24 @@ def test_download_file_dropbox_share_link():
 
     data = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(output_dir, "download_data.csv"))
     assert len(data) > 0
+
+
+@patch("urllib3.connectionpool.HTTPConnectionPool._get_conn")
+def test_download_file_retry_on_error(mock):
+    mock.return_value.getresponse.side_effect = [
+        Mock(status=500, msg=HTTPMessage(), headers={}),
+        Mock(status=504, msg=HTTPMessage(), headers={}),
+        Mock(status=503, msg=HTTPMessage(), headers={}),
+    ]
+
+    url = "https://totallyreal.com"
+    output_dir = "tests/test_output"
+
+    with pytest.raises(RetryError):
+        ecoscope.io.download_file(
+            url,
+            output_dir,
+            overwrite_existing=True,
+        )
+
+    assert mock.call_count == 3