#Location History Mapping Tool
If you have location tracking turned on on your google account, this tool turns data into a nice looking animation.
Bash Dependencies:
jq
Python3 dependencies:
pandas
R dependencies:
tidyverse
ggplot2
maps
lubridate
anytime
To use:
- download your google location history data as a .json archive using takeout.google.com and place the
json-files
directory. - Rename the downloaded .json file to
Location-History_yyyymmdd.json
, where yyyymmdd is today's date. - Open RunTool.sh, change the necessary lines.
- Run the script RunTool.sh
- Open the R file and follow the instructions there.
Credit
Google Timeline Parser to filter the .json archive: https://github.com/javier/google_timeline_parser