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How to get Data from an Android phone and visualise it with terraink.app and Inkscape

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In 2024, Google announced that they would begin storing your Timeline data (i.e. your Location History) locally on your device rather than in the cloud on their systems. The desktop version of the Timeline viewer was also discontinued since the data is now stored on your phone. But you are still able to export your timeline data How to obtain your Timeline JSON file: The most reliable way to obtain a compatible JSON file appears to be via your Android device's system settings, as direct export from the Google Maps app's main interface may no longer be available or straightforward: Navigate to your Android device's Settings . Go to Location . Select Location Services (or a similar entry, this may vary slightly by Android version/manufacturer). Tap on Google Location History or Timeline . Select your Google Account (if you have multiple). Look for and click on an option like "Export Timeline Data" or "Download a copy of ...

Google Earth from a Tool to a Toy

Last week Google release a new version of Google Earth. Google made a complete rewrite from a classical client to a web client. Really new and nice are only the interactive guided tours. This new client has a lot of drawbacks: It only runs in Google Chrome No Google Moon No Google Mars No Panoramio No Wikipedia links No historical images  No measurement tools I can't create new tours. The KML import is experimental and broken  No more creation of videos And I'm not alone, other peole are as disappointed as m: http://www.i-programmer.info/news/145-mapping-a-gis/10692-google-earth-reduced-to-a-divisive-toy.html

Tutorial: Creating maps from geo tagged photos

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If your camera is able to add gps coordinates to the photos you can use darktable to create a KML or geoJSON files with thumbnails of the photos. Install the latest version of darktable: https://www.darktable.org/install/ Get the latest version of the KML or geoJSON script: https://github.com/darktable-org/lua-scripts/tree/master/contrib Copy the scripst into the folder: ~/.config/darktable/lua Add this lines to the file: ~/.config/darktable/luarc require "kml_export" r equire "geoJSON_export" Import the photos into darktable: https://www.darktable.org/usermanual/ch01s03.html.php#d0e788 Edit the settings: Select all photos you like to have in the KML or JSON file. Export the photos:   And this are the results of the exports The KMZ opened in Google Earth The KMZ opened in KDE Marble The HTML file, that renders the geoJSON with the help of MapBox .  (To get the map rendered you need a MapBox account and insert the ...