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.
Tutorials on collecting and processing GPS location data.
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.
Logging GPS Tracks With a Garmin Automotive GPS
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).
Logging GPS Tracks With iOS and MyTracks
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).
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.
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.
Visualizing GPS Data With QGIS
This tutorial will teach you how to use QGIS to generate a map image from GPX track data.
Posts
Automating myTracks Driving Log Filtering with iOS Shortcuts
18 Dec 2022 · How I use iOS automation to record when I start and stop driving.
Creating a Regular Expression for US Tail Numbers
4 Sep 2015 · Each country has its own assigned format for tail numbers, so it’s possible to look at each tail number and determine what country it’s from. I wanted to create a regular expression to recognize US tail numbers.
Creating Multiple Flash Messages in Ruby on Rails
5 Apr 2017 · On my Flight Historian application, a number of my pages make use of the Ruby flash and flash.now session messages for alerts. However, some of those pages needed to have multiple messages of the same type, which flash didn’t allow me to do. To fix this, I wrote my own messages structure.
Finding Your Tail Number (When You Can’t See It)
13 Sep 2015 · Every aircraft has a unique registration number, usually printed on or near the tail, which you can use to track which specific airplanes you’ve been on.
Generating GPX and KML Maps with Ruby on Rails
1 May 2019 · How to use Ruby to create GPX and KML map data files.
Parsing Boarding Pass Dates in Ruby on Rails
16 Jan 2017 · Boarding pass barcodes contain data that’s useful for automatically filling in flight data, but their dates are particularly difficult to parse.