jasoneliu / wapo-maps

Snap Map, but for the Washington Post

Getting Started

First, install dependencies:

npm install

First, run the development server:

npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

Google Maps API

To run this Project, you need a PERSONAL google cloud platform key

Read Google Cloud Setup to get started and create your key

Backend Server

To enable local API requests, navigate to ./backend-server in the repository. Then, run the following commands:

pip install -r requirements.txt
python -m spacy download en_core_web_sm
python app.py

Example requests:

• Recent articles in and around Seattle: http://localhost:5000/articles?city=seattle
• Locations of recent event coverage related to protests: http://localhost:5000/locations?topic=protest