Google Maps Data Scraper

Google Maps Data Scraper is a Python project for scraping data from Google Maps based on keyword input. The data scraped includes:

• Title (Location name)
• Address
• Rating
• Reviews (Number of reviews)
• Link (URL of the location)

The output data will be saved in a CSV file with a | delimiter, stored in the results folder.

Features

• Scraping based on keyword input.
• Supports scraping the following data:
  • Location name
  • Address
  • Rating
  • Number of reviews
  • Location URL
• Output in CSV format with | delimiter.
• Uses Selenium WebDriver for navigation and data retrieval.

Installation

Prerequisites

Ensure you have:

• Python 3.7 or newer
• Google Chrome (or another browser supported by Selenium)
• ChromeDriver (version must match your Google Chrome version)

Installation Steps

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone <REPOSITORY_URL>
   cd <REPOSITORY_FOLDER_NAME>

2. Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # For Linux/Mac
   venv\Scripts\activate    # For Windows

3. Install dependencies from requirements.txt:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Ensure ChromeDriver is accessible to Selenium. Place the chromedriver file in your PATH or in the project directory.

Usage

1. Run the script with a keyword input:

   python app.py

2. The scraped data will be saved in the results folder with a timestamped file name.

Output

The CSV file will have the following format:

Title	Address	Rating	Reviews	Link
Location Name 1	Location Address 1	4.5	120	https://maps.google.com/...
Location Name 2	Location Address 2	4.0	85	https://maps.google.com/...

Project Structure

.
|── app.py           # Main script for scraping
|── requirements.txt     # Python dependencies
|── results/             # Folder to store outputs
|── chromedriver/        # Folder to run webdriver
|── README.md            # Project documentation
|── .gitignore           # File to ignore specific files in Git

Contribution

Contributions are welcome! If you find any bugs or have features you'd like to add, feel free to create a pull request or report an issue in the issues section.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Important Notes

• The use of this project must comply with Google Maps' terms of service.
• Scraping data without permission may violate Google's service policies.
• Use this project for personal or educational purposes only.