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Does anyone know how he plotted where he slept on a map like that? I am assuming he did not hand enter it into some API maps tool, but rather, an app he has mar

by biturd 11y ago

Does anyone know how he plotted where he slept on a map like that? I am assuming he did not hand enter it into some API maps tool, but rather, an app he has marks his location. I would like an app like this in the event I ever need to prove my location. And I think it would be cool to see where I go on a map.

mschuster91 11y ago
In case you know a bit of javascript, such a map is trivial to do in Javascript.
- toomuchtodo 11y ago
  Google "github location history". Should be first result.
minimaxir 11y ago
It appears he manually added each pin to a personal Google Maps map, likely as record of damages for lawsuits.
Axsuul 11y ago
Google Latitude used to do this but it has since been shutdown. If you're on Android, check out https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gaugler.backitude&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gaugler.backit...
jen729w 11y ago
<snark>Doesn't [Google|Facebook] do that for you already?</snark> But, all joking aside, "For the increasingly few of us who haven't used a Google account on a smartphone (or who currently haven't signed in), what you'd be looking at is your Location History plotted on a map. Unless you've actively taken steps to stop it, Google has been automatically recording of your location every 45 seconds and time stamping each coordinate." [0] [0] http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2015/02/19/4183553.htm http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2015/02/19/4183553...
IvyMike 11y ago
> I would like an app like this in the event I ever need to prove my location. And I think it would be cool to see where I go on a map. If you've got the right version of android and the right settings, go here: https://maps.google.com/locationhistory/b/0 https://maps.google.com/locationhistory/b/0 More: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3118687?source=gsearch https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3118687?source=gs...

by biturd 11y ago

mschuster91 11y ago

In case you know a bit of javascript, such a map is trivial to do in Javascript.

toomuchtodo 11y ago
Google "github location history". Should be first result.

minimaxir 11y ago

It appears he manually added each pin to a personal Google Maps map, likely as record of damages for lawsuits.

Axsuul 11y ago

Google Latitude used to do this but it has since been shutdown. If you're on Android, check out https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gaugler.backitude&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gaugler.backit...

jen729w 11y ago

<snark>Doesn't [Google|Facebook] do that for you already?</snark> But, all joking aside, "For the increasingly few of us who haven't used a Google account on a smartphone (or who currently haven't signed in), what you'd be looking at is your Location History plotted on a map. Unless you've actively taken steps to stop it, Google has been automatically recording of your location every 45 seconds and time stamping each coordinate." [0] [0] http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2015/02/19/4183553.htm http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2015/02/19/4183553...

IvyMike 11y ago

> I would like an app like this in the event I ever need to prove my location. And I think it would be cool to see where I go on a map. If you've got the right version of android and the right settings, go here: https://maps.google.com/locationhistory/b/0 https://maps.google.com/locationhistory/b/0 More: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3118687?source=gsearch https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3118687?source=gs...