glocplot: Google Location Plotter

Plot your Google location data on a map for visualization. All processing performed on the executing machine; your data is entirely private to you (and Google, of course...).

Example result (Download image to view more detail)

Great for desktop wallpaper, especially after cropping.

Installation

Have Go installed first, then:
go get github.com/asgaines/glocplot
go install github.com/asgaines/glocplot

Usage

First, download your data from Google (google.com/takeout). Ensure the Location History app is toggled on and JSON format is selected. Download and unzip.

Example glocplot -location ~/Downloads/Takeout/Location\ History/Location\ History.json

Output will be written to ./glocplot_result.png in working directory by default.

Arguments

• -location required Path to file with location history data downloaded from Google Takeout (Location History.json)
• -image Path to image on which your location data is plotted. A high-res, centered image is provided at ./assets/images/Earth.png
• -output Output location. Defaults to ./glocplot_result.png
• -size Width of points and lines plotted to image. The smaller the width, the more the detail. Default is 1
• -lines Whether to display lines connecting location points. Default is true. (-lines=true/-lines=false)

Open up the image and enjoy!