Pages
Flight Historian
How I created Flight Historian, my flight logging website.
Flight Historian
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.
Flight Historian
GPS Logging
I log my driving, cycling, walking, and other location data.
Mapping Resources
A collection of software and reference material that I’ve found useful for GPS logging and cartography.
Updates Since Latest Version
New and changed features since the latest version release of Paul Bogard’s Flight Historian.
Flight Historian
Blog Posts
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
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
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
Generating GPX and KML Maps with Ruby on Rails
How to use Ruby to create GPX and KML map data files.
1 May 2019