Project Note: Philippines Cafe & Coffee House Map
Goal: Build an interactive map of cafes and coffee houses across the Philippines, with search and filters. "All" is a target, not a guarantee: places open and close constantly, so plan to refresh the data regularly.
Data: Use OpenStreetMap for both the data and the base map. Pull cafes tagged amenity=cafe through the Overpass API (free; credit "© OpenStreetMap contributors" on the map). Coverage is uneven outside big cities, so fill gaps by adding missing cafes directly on openstreetmap.org.
Build:
• Query Overpass for amenity=cafe in the Philippines. If it times out, run it region by region or use a Geofabrik extract.
• Keep these fields: name, brand, lat/lng, address, opening_hours, website.
• Plot with Leaflet on OpenStreetMap tiles, add pin clustering and a name/city search, and host it as a static site. For heavy traffic, use a tile provider instead of OSM's free tile server.
Next steps:
1. Prototype one city, for example Metro Manila.
2. Expand nationwide with clustering and search.
3. Add filters, a mobile layout, and an "add a missing cafe" link to OpenStreetMap.
4. Refresh the data every quarter.

Project Note: Philippines Cafe & Coffee House Map
Goal: Build an interactive map of cafes and coffee houses across the Philippines, with search and filters. "All" is a target, not a guarantee: places open and close constantly, so plan to refresh the data regularly.
Data: Use OpenStreetMap for both the data and the base map. Pull cafes tagged amenity=cafe through the Overpass API (free; credit "© OpenStreetMap contributors" on the map). Coverage is uneven outside big cities, so fill gaps by adding missing cafes directly on openstreetmap.org.
Build:
• Query Overpass for amenity=cafe in the Philippines. If it times out, run it region by region or use a Geofabrik extract.
• Keep these fields: name, brand, lat/lng, address, opening_hours, website.
• Plot with Leaflet on OpenStreetMap tiles, add pin clustering and a name/city search, and host it as a static site. For heavy traffic, use a tile provider instead of OSM's free tile server.
Next steps:
1. Prototype one city, for example Metro Manila.
2. Expand nationwide with clustering and search.
3. Add filters, a mobile layout, and an "add a missing cafe" link to OpenStreetMap.
4. Refresh the data every quarter.