Driving Logs
Since 2010, I’ve kept maps of everywhere I drive.
How I Store My Driving Logs (2021)
I organized my driving logs into a single KML file and wrote a script to automatically import GPS data.
- 9 Feb 2021
Flight Historian
How I created Flight Historian, my flight logging website.
Flight Historian Version 2.3: Automatic Distance Calculations and GPX/KML Maps
New and changed features in version 2.3 of Paul Bogard’s Flight Historian.
- 30 Apr 2019
Generating GPX and KML Maps with Ruby on Rails
How to use Ruby to create GPX and KML map data files.
- 1 May 2019
New and changed features since the latest version release of Paul Bogard’s Flight Historian.
- 1 May 2019
GPS Logging
Converting GPS Data Between GPX and KML
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.
- 2 May 2020
Logging GPS Tracks With a Bad Elf GPS Pro+
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.
- 3 Oct 2022
Mapping GPS Data in Google Earth
Google Earth is a map viewer that provides an easy way to view GPS data files. This tutorial will teach you how to view GPX-formatted GPS data in Google Earth.
- 4 May 2020
Mapping Resources
A collection of software and reference material that I’ve found useful for GPS logging and cartography.