Points of interest and an opportunity to use GitHub Actions
Why Build a Custom POI Map? Sometimes, you just need a simple tool to save and display locations on a map — think of it as the digital version of pins on a map on the wall. While tools like Google Maps with My Maps can handle this easily, using a common solution takes away the fun of building something yourself. More importantly, privacy concerns with Google services make them less appealing for personal use. So, I took this as an opportunity to create my own mapping solution for points of interest (POI), tailored to my needs and fully under my control. Project Requirements For this project, I defined a few core requirements: Implementation Working with map data can be challenging, and simple tools like Streamlit weren’t flexible enough for my needs. The next best option was Dash, a Python framework for building web applications, combined with Dash Leaflet for…