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| title | author | date |
|---|---|---|
| map-dots | Frederick Boniface | 2023-08-16 |
map-dots Repo map-dots-fetch Repo
I'm someone who likes to gather data – a bit of a data hoarder. But truth be told, having the data doesn't mean I always know what to do with it.
You know those monthly emails from Google that break down your location history? I used to find them fascinating. But, handing over all that info to Google didn't sit right with me. So, I took matters into my own hands and set up a Traccar instance at home, connecting my mobile devices to it.
Now, my location history is kept under my own roof. I even turned off Google's location history feature.
However, the downside was losing those monthly reports. You see, Traccar isn't exactly built for that; it's more focused on fleet tracking.
That's when "map-dots" came into play. It's a Go-based application that can be run through the command line or as an API server. While it's still a work in progress, it's got potential. Currently, it can take in HTTP requests, connect to a Traccar server, retrieve location history data, and turn it into an image.
To keep things ticking, I created the "map-dots-fetch" script in Python. It fetches a new image at regular intervals, and I've set that image as the wallpaper on my devices.