[FEAT] Interactive map view for photos and videos (similar to Google Photos / Apple Photos)

[Andi7846]

Description:

Add an interactive map interface within Lap that displays geotagged photos and videos based on where they were taken, similar to the map search/explore feature in Apple Photos or Google Photos.

Use Case / Motivation:

For users with large photo and video libraries, searching by location on a visual map is one of the most intuitive ways to browse memories. Currently, finding media taken in specific places requires filtering by metadata text or manual browsing. A dedicated map view would make exploring location-based media seamless and engaging.

Proposed Solution / Features:

Interactive Map UI: A dedicated tab or window showing a map interface with media pins/clusters.
Geographic Clustering: Automatically group nearby photos/videos into location clusters that expand as the user zooms in.
Map-Based Search & Filtering: Ability to filter the media grid based on the current map view boundary.
Metadata Parsing: Utilize existing GPS coordinates stored in EXIF/QuickTime metadata.

[julyx10]

Thanks for the feedback. This request has already been raised by other users and is on our future roadmap.

The main challenge right now is the UI implementation — I want to keep the experience consistent with the rest of the app. Lap's main interface uses a three-column layout: the left panel (Library, Albums, etc.) handles basic filtering/search; the center area displays filtered/search results in a grid view; and the right panel handles file info, multi-select, dedup, and other operations.

I'm considering two possible approaches:

1. in the left Location section, add a new "Map" tab (or replace current Location tree view) that shows a map view. Clicking on a cluster of media would display all the results from that cluster in the center content area. This preserves the consistency of the three-column layout, but the map itself wouldn't be a full-screen view — it'd be constrained to a narrow vertical rectangle (similar to a mobile-style layout).

2. Add a dedicated "Map" tab in the sidebar, modeled after the Apple Photos or Google Photos experience (a full, immersive map view).

[corckie]

I think that having a dedicated map button on the left bar would be nice. Map view would fill the remaining space nicely.

I would like to ask you to include a slider that would be responsible for the density of photos shown - I hate it in Apple Photos, where they are grouped way too wide - you can basically see a few pins around the globe and need to zoom very close to have a detailed view.