NewsMapper

NewsMapper is an interactive news app which scrapes world events and places them geographically on a map. Instead of browsing news from a list, you can see exactly where events are occurring.

How to Use

1. Create a MongoDB database called globeMapper with a collection called events.

2. Populate the database be modifying the GlobeMapperApplication in the Java main folder: uncomment e.saveWeeks(1) and change to the amount of weeks you want from the past. Then run e.saveWeeks(1) daily to get daily news into the database.

3. Run the Spring Boot application (backend folder):

   mvn spring-boot:run

4. Navigate to the frontend folder and install dependencies:

   cd globemapperfrontend
   npm install react-scripts @google/generative-ai @fortawesome/react-fontawesome @fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons

5. Run the frontend React application:

   npm start

6. Open a browser and go to localhost:3000

7. Explore and enjoy the app!