The post discusses an analysis of data from 1378 restaurants gathered from Google Maps. It raises concerns about the legality of using data scraped software tools that violate Google’s Terms of Service. User comments share experiences with alternative data sources and express interest in similar projects. One user mentioned an open data portal in their county that could facilitate similar research without scraping, while another user discussed a related project they previously maintained that offered weekly updates before it was discontinued. These insights highlight both the legal implications of accessing data from Google Maps and the potential of using open datasets.