Google Maps Activity Export

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Another Google cool feature being discontinued. Google maps is disabling the access to your location history online – via browser. Starting December 2024, it will only track and be available per device. If you have trips you like to work with, like on Google Earth, I recommend exporting them now. I suppose these will be available to export from each device, but just to make sure I prefer to have the data saved where I have access to it.

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Export Google Maps Location History

Go to your Google account “Takeout” and export you Location History.

https://takeout.google.com/

Deselect all, and then select Location History

Next Step

Select the way you want to receive your data; I select email

Export Once; ZIP File; 1 GB

Create Export

You will receive an email with a link to download. It only took a few minutes to get mine.

OK now you have your location history data!

If you only need one day at a time, you can do that as well:

Go to your Google Maps

Hamburger Menu > Your Timeline, Select the date you wish to export

In the bottom right, select the gear icon, Export this day to KML

Convert Google Maps Location History json to KMZ

If you want to import this data into Google Earth, like a trip you made, do this:

You have to convert the .json file to a Google Earth file:

https://www.gpsvisualizer.com/

This is a free service. You can donate to the project. I did, worth saving me who knows how much time figuring this out.

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Upload a json file you downloaded previously. Mine are segmented by month which was perfect. You can edit the location later in Google Earth if you dont need all the locations.

Select Google Earth (or whatever else you like)

Wait a minute, the page will refresh with a link to download your Google Earth file. After you download this .kmz file, you will have the option to download an Overlay file. I dont think you need it for Google Earth.

Import data Into Google Earth

You can use Earth online at https://earth.google.com/

I prefer to have the app on the PC, download

You can open your KML and KMZ files in Google Earth, either online or app version.

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