Tag: gpx-data

Driving Logs

Since 2010, I’ve kept maps of everywhere I drive.

• bad-elf-gps
• driving-logs
• garmin
• gpx-data
• kml-data
• maps

Flight Historian

How I created Flight Historian, my flight logging website.

• boarding-passes
• flight-historian
• flightaware-aeroapi
• gpx-data
• kml-data
• postgresql
• ruby-on-rails
• websites

Flight Historian Version 2.3: Automatic Distance Calculations and GPX/KML Maps

30 Apr 2019 · New and changed features in version 2.3 of Paul Bogard’s Flight Historian.

• flight-historian
• flightaware-aeroapi
• gpx-data
• kml-data

Updates Since Latest Version

1 May 2019 · New and changed features since the latest version release of Paul Bogard’s Flight Historian.

• flight-historian
• gpx-data
• kml-data

Converting GPS Data Between GPX and KML

2 May 2020 · GPX and KML are both file types used to store GPS data. This tutorial will teach you how to convert between GPX and KML (in both directions) using GPS Visualizer.

• gpx-data
• kml-data
• tutorials

GPS Logging

1 Oct 2022 · Tutorials on collecting and processing GPS location data.

• gps-logging
• gpx-data
• kml-data
• tutorials

Logging GPS Tracks With a Bad Elf GPS Pro+

3 Oct 2022 · This tutorial will give you the basics of using a Bad Elf GPS Pro+ to record driving data and export the data for use in mapping software.

• bad-elf-gps
• gps-logging
• gpx-data
• kml-data
• tutorials

Logging GPS Tracks With a Garmin Automotive GPS

30 Apr 2020 · This tutorial will teach you how to record route data on a Garmin automotive GPS and extract it into a GPX file (which can then be used by mapping software).

• garmin
• gps-logging
• gpx-data
• tutorials

Logging GPS Tracks With iOS and MyTracks

3 May 2020 · This tutorial will teach you how to use an iOS device to log GPS data and export it to a GPX file (which can then be used by mapping software).

• gps-logging
• gpx-data
• mytracks
• tutorials

Mapping GPS Data in uMap

5 May 2020 · uMap is a website which allows you to import GPX data and overlay it on an OpenStreetMap layer. This tutorial will teach you how to view GPX-formatted GPS data in uMap.

• gpx-data
• openstreetmap
• tutorials
• umap

Visualizing GPS Data With QGIS

29 Jun 2020 · This tutorial will teach you how to use QGIS to generate a map image from GPX track data.

• gpx-data
• openstreetmap
• qgis
• tutorials
• NRT

Mapping Resources

A collection of software and reference material that I’ve found useful for GPS logging and cartography.

• google-earth
• gpx-data
• kml-data
• maps
• mytracks
• openstreetmap
• qgis
• umap

Automating myTracks Driving Log Filtering with iOS Shortcuts

18 Dec 2022 · How I use iOS automation to record when I start and stop driving.

• driving-logs
• gpx-data
• ios-shortcuts
• mytracks
• tutorials

Fixing Driving Log Inter-Track Gaps

21 Dec 2021 · How I fixed gaps in my driving log data.

• driving-logs
• google-earth
• gpx-data
• kml-data

Generating GPX and KML Maps with Ruby on Rails

1 May 2019 · How to use Ruby to create GPX and KML map data files.

• gpx-data
• kml-data
• ruby-on-rails
• tutorials

How I Store My Driving Logs (2021)

9 Feb 2021 · I organized my driving logs into a single KML file and wrote a script to automatically import GPS data.

• driving-logs
• google-earth
• gpx-data
• kml-data
• python
• qgis