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Are you a member of the 🕸💍 IndieWeb Webring? Today I made an update!
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"html": "<p>Nearly all self-hosted location tracking Android applications are based on server-client architecture: the one on the phone collects only a small points, if not only one, and sends it to a configured server. Traccar<a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fn1\">1</a>, Owntracks<a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fn2\">2</a>, etc.</p>\n<p>While this setup is useful, it doesn\u2019t fit in my static, unless it hurts<a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fn3\">3</a> approach, and it needs data connectivity, which can be tricky during abroad trips. The rare occasions in rural Scotland and Wales tought me data connectivity is not omnipresent at all.</p>\n<p>There used to be a magnificent little location tracker, which, besides the server-client approach, could store the location data in CSV and KML files locally: Backitude<a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fn4\">4</a>. The program is gone from Play store, I have no idea, why, but I have a copy of the last APK of it<a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fn5\">5</a>.</p>\n<p>My flow is the following:</p>\n<ul><li>Backitude saves the CSV files</li>\n<li>Syncthing<a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fn6\">6</a> syncs the phone and the laptop</li>\n<li>the laptop has a Python script that imports the CSV into SQLite to eliminate duplicates</li>\n<li>the same script queries against Bing to get altitude information for missing altitudes</li>\n<li>as a final step, the script exports daily GPX files</li>\n<li>on the laptop, GpsPrune helps me visualize and measure trips</li>\n</ul><h2>Backitude configuration</h2>\n<p>These are the modified setting properties:</p>\n<ul><li>Enable backitude: yes</li>\n<li>Settings\n<ul><li>Standard Mode Settings\n<ul><li>Time Interval Selection: 1 minute</li>\n<li>Location Polling Timeout: 5 minutes</li>\n<li>Display update message: no</li>\n</ul></li>\n<li>Wifi Mode Settings\n<ul><li>Wi-Fi Mode Enabled: yes</li>\n<li>Time Interval Options: 1 hour</li>\n<li>Location Polling Timeout: 5 minutes</li>\n</ul></li>\n<li>Update Settings\n<ul><li>Minimum Change in Distance: 10 meters</li>\n</ul></li>\n<li>Accuracy Settings\n<ul><li>Minimum GPS accuracy: 12 meters</li>\n<li>Minimum Wi-Fi accuracy: 20 meters</li>\n</ul></li>\n<li>Internal Memory Storage Options\n<ul><li>KML and CSV</li>\n</ul></li>\n<li>Display Failure Notifications: no</li>\n</ul></li>\n</ul><p>I have an exported preferences file available<a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fn7\">7</a>.</p>\n<h2>Syncthing</h2>\n<p>The syncthing configuration is optional; it could be simple done by manual transfers from the phone. It\u2019s also not the most simple thing to do, so I\u2019ll let the Syncting Documentation<a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fn8\">8</a> take care of describing the how-tos.</p>\n<h2>Python script</h2>\n<p>Before jumping to the script, there are 3 Python modules it needs:</p>\n<pre><code>pip3 install --user arrow gpxpy requests</code></pre>\n<p>And the script itself - please replace the <code>INBASE</code>, <code>OUTBASE</code>, and <code>BINGKEY</code> properties. To get a Bing key, visit Bing<a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fn9\">9</a>.</p>\n<pre><code>import os\nimport sqlite3\nimport csv\nimport glob\nimport arrow\nimport re\nimport gpxpy.gpx\nimport requests\n\nINBASE=\"/path/to/your/syncthing/gps/files\"\nOUTBASE=\"/path/for/sqlite/and/gpx/output\"\nBINGKEY=\"get a bing maps key and insert it here\"\n\ndef parse(row):\n DATE = re.compile(\n r'^(?P<year>[0-9]{4})-(?P<month>[0-9]{2})-(?P<day>[0-9]{2})T'\n r'(?P<time>[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2})\\.(?P<subsec>[0-9]{3})Z$'\n )\n\n lat = row[0]\n lon = row[1]\n acc = row[2]\n alt = row[3]\n match = DATE.match(row[4])\n # in theory, arrow should have been able to parse the date, but I couldn't get\n # it working\n epoch = arrow.get(\"%s-%s-%s %s %s\" % (\n match.group('year'),\n match.group('month'),\n match.group('day'),\n match.group('time'),\n match.group('subsec')\n ), 'YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss SSS').timestamp\n return(epoch,lat,lon,alt,acc)\n\ndef exists(db, epoch, lat, lon):\n return db.execute('''\n SELECT\n *\n FROM\n data\n WHERE\n epoch = ?\n AND\n latitude = ?\n AND\n longitude = ?\n ''', (epoch, lat, lon)).fetchone()\n\ndef ins(db, epoch,lat,lon,alt,acc):\n if exists(db, epoch, lat, lon):\n return\n print('inserting data point with epoch %d' % (epoch))\n db.execute('''INSERT INTO data (epoch, latitude, longitude, altitude, accuracy) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?);''', (\n epoch,\n lat,\n lon,\n alt,\n acc\n ))\n\n\nif __name__ == '__main__':\n db = sqlite3.connect(os.path.join(OUTBASE, 'location-log.sqlite'))\n db.execute('PRAGMA auto_vacuum = INCREMENTAL;')\n db.execute('PRAGMA journal_mode = MEMORY;')\n db.execute('PRAGMA temp_store = MEMORY;')\n db.execute('PRAGMA locking_mode = NORMAL;')\n db.execute('PRAGMA synchronous = FULL;')\n db.execute('PRAGMA encoding = \"UTF-8\";')\n\n files = glob.glob(os.path.join(INBASE, '*.csv'))\n for logfile in files:\n with open(logfile) as csvfile:\n try:\n reader = csv.reader(csvfile)\n except Exception as e:\n print('failed to open CSV reader for file: %s; %s' % (logfile, e))\n continue\n # skip the first row, that's headers\n headers = next(reader, None)\n for row in reader:\n epoch,lat,lon,alt,acc = parse(row)\n ins(db,epoch,lat,lon,alt,acc)\n # there's no need to commit per line, per file should be safe enough\n db.commit()\n\n db.execute('PRAGMA auto_vacuum;')\n\n results = db.execute('''\n SELECT\n *\n FROM\n data\n ORDER BY epoch ASC''').fetchall()\n prevdate = None\n gpx = gpxpy.gpx.GPX()\n\n for epoch, lat, lon, alt, acc in results:\n # in case you know your altitude might actually be valid with negative\n # values you may want to remove the -10\n if alt == 'NULL' or alt < -10:\n url = \"http://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Elevation/List?points=%s,%s&key=%s\" % (\n lat,\n lon,\n BINGKEY\n )\n bing = requests.get(url).json()\n # gotta love enterprise API endpoints\n if not bing or \\\n 'resourceSets' not in bing or \\\n not len(bing['resourceSets']) or \\\n 'resources' not in bing['resourceSets'][0] or \\\n not len(bing['resourceSets'][0]) or \\\n 'elevations' not in bing['resourceSets'][0]['resources'][0] or \\\n not bing['resourceSets'][0]['resources'][0]['elevations']:\n alt = 0\n else:\n alt = float(bing['resourceSets'][0]['resources'][0]['elevations'][0])\n print('got altitude from bing: %s for %s,%s' % (alt,lat,lon))\n db.execute('''\n UPDATE\n data\n SET\n altitude = ?\n WHERE\n epoch = ?\n AND\n latitude = ?\n AND\n longitude = ?\n LIMIT 1\n ''',(alt, epoch, lat, lon))\n db.commit()\n del(bing)\n del(url)\n date = arrow.get(epoch).format('YYYY-MM-DD')\n if not prevdate or prevdate != date:\n # write previous out\n gpxfile = os.path.join(OUTBASE, \"%s.gpx\" % (date))\n with open(gpxfile, 'wt') as f:\n f.write(gpx.to_xml())\n print('created file: %s' % gpxfile)\n\n # create new\n gpx = gpxpy.gpx.GPX()\n prevdate = date\n\n # Create first track in our GPX:\n gpx_track = gpxpy.gpx.GPXTrack()\n gpx.tracks.append(gpx_track)\n\n # Create first segment in our GPX track:\n gpx_segment = gpxpy.gpx.GPXTrackSegment()\n gpx_track.segments.append(gpx_segment)\n\n # Create points:\n gpx_segment.points.append(\n gpxpy.gpx.GPXTrackPoint(\n lat,\n lon,\n elevation=alt,\n time=arrow.get(epoch).datetime\n )\n )\n\n db.close()\n</code></pre>\n<p>Once this is done, the <code>OUTBASE</code> directory will be populated by <code>.gpx</code> files, one per day.</p>\n<h2>GpsPrune</h2>\n<p>GpsPrune is a desktop, QT based GPX track visualizer. It needs data connectivity to have nice maps in the background, but it can do a lot of funky things, including editing GPX tracks.</p>\n<pre><code>sudo apt install gpsprune</code></pre>\n<p><strong>Keep it in mind that the export script overwrites the GPX files, so the data needs to be fixed in the SQLite database.</strong></p>\n<p>This is an example screenshot of GpsPrune, about our 2 day walk down from Mount Emei and it\u2019s endless stairs:</p>\n<a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/location-tracking-without-server/emei_b.png\"> <img src=\"https://aperture-proxy.p3k.io/e4a0b1456e343382f106c8f4e35f5895c110957e/68747470733a2f2f70657465726d6f6c6e61722e6e65742f6c6f636174696f6e2d747261636b696e672d776974686f75742d7365727665722f656d65692e706e67\" title=\"emei\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\nemei\n<p>Happy tracking!</p>\n\n\n<ol><li><p><a href=\"https://www.traccar.org/\">https://www.traccar.org/</a><a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fnref1\">\u21a9</a></p></li>\n<li><p><a href=\"https://owntracks.org/\">https://owntracks.org/</a><a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fnref2\">\u21a9</a></p></li>\n<li><p><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/manual_until_it_hurts\">https://indieweb.org/manual_until_it_hurts</a><a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fnref3\">\u21a9</a></p></li>\n<li><p><a href=\"http://www.gpsies.com/backitude.do\">http://www.gpsies.com/backitude.do</a><a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fnref4\">\u21a9</a></p></li>\n<li><p><a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/gaugler.backitude.apk\">gaugler.backitude.apk</a><a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fnref5\">\u21a9</a></p></li>\n<li><p><a href=\"https://syncthing.net/\">https://syncthing.net/</a><a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fnref6\">\u21a9</a></p></li>\n<li><p><a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/backitude.prefs\">backitude.prefs</a><a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fnref7\">\u21a9</a></p></li>\n<li><p><a href=\"https://docs.syncthing.net/intro/getting-started.html\">https://docs.syncthing.net/intro/getting-started.html</a><a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fnref8\">\u21a9</a></p></li>\n<li><p><a href=\"https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff428642\">https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff428642</a><a href=\"https://petermolnar.net/#fnref9\">\u21a9</a></p></li>\n</ol>",
"text": "Nearly all self-hosted location tracking Android applications are based on server-client architecture: the one on the phone collects only a small points, if not only one, and sends it to a configured server. Traccar1, Owntracks2, etc.\nWhile this setup is useful, it doesn\u2019t fit in my static, unless it hurts3 approach, and it needs data connectivity, which can be tricky during abroad trips. The rare occasions in rural Scotland and Wales tought me data connectivity is not omnipresent at all.\nThere used to be a magnificent little location tracker, which, besides the server-client approach, could store the location data in CSV and KML files locally: Backitude4. The program is gone from Play store, I have no idea, why, but I have a copy of the last APK of it5.\nMy flow is the following:\nBackitude saves the CSV files\nSyncthing6 syncs the phone and the laptop\nthe laptop has a Python script that imports the CSV into SQLite to eliminate duplicates\nthe same script queries against Bing to get altitude information for missing altitudes\nas a final step, the script exports daily GPX files\non the laptop, GpsPrune helps me visualize and measure trips\nBackitude configuration\nThese are the modified setting properties:\nEnable backitude: yes\nSettings\nStandard Mode Settings\nTime Interval Selection: 1 minute\nLocation Polling Timeout: 5 minutes\nDisplay update message: no\n\nWifi Mode Settings\nWi-Fi Mode Enabled: yes\nTime Interval Options: 1 hour\nLocation Polling Timeout: 5 minutes\n\nUpdate Settings\nMinimum Change in Distance: 10 meters\n\nAccuracy Settings\nMinimum GPS accuracy: 12 meters\nMinimum Wi-Fi accuracy: 20 meters\n\nInternal Memory Storage Options\nKML and CSV\n\nDisplay Failure Notifications: no\n\nI have an exported preferences file available7.\nSyncthing\nThe syncthing configuration is optional; it could be simple done by manual transfers from the phone. It\u2019s also not the most simple thing to do, so I\u2019ll let the Syncting Documentation8 take care of describing the how-tos.\nPython script\nBefore jumping to the script, there are 3 Python modules it needs:\npip3 install --user arrow gpxpy requests\nAnd the script itself - please replace the INBASE, OUTBASE, and BINGKEY properties. To get a Bing key, visit Bing9.\nimport os\nimport sqlite3\nimport csv\nimport glob\nimport arrow\nimport re\nimport gpxpy.gpx\nimport requests\n\nINBASE=\"/path/to/your/syncthing/gps/files\"\nOUTBASE=\"/path/for/sqlite/and/gpx/output\"\nBINGKEY=\"get a bing maps key and insert it here\"\n\ndef parse(row):\n DATE = re.compile(\n r'^(?P<year>[0-9]{4})-(?P<month>[0-9]{2})-(?P<day>[0-9]{2})T'\n r'(?P<time>[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2})\\.(?P<subsec>[0-9]{3})Z$'\n )\n\n lat = row[0]\n lon = row[1]\n acc = row[2]\n alt = row[3]\n match = DATE.match(row[4])\n # in theory, arrow should have been able to parse the date, but I couldn't get\n # it working\n epoch = arrow.get(\"%s-%s-%s %s %s\" % (\n match.group('year'),\n match.group('month'),\n match.group('day'),\n match.group('time'),\n match.group('subsec')\n ), 'YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss SSS').timestamp\n return(epoch,lat,lon,alt,acc)\n\ndef exists(db, epoch, lat, lon):\n return db.execute('''\n SELECT\n *\n FROM\n data\n WHERE\n epoch = ?\n AND\n latitude = ?\n AND\n longitude = ?\n ''', (epoch, lat, lon)).fetchone()\n\ndef ins(db, epoch,lat,lon,alt,acc):\n if exists(db, epoch, lat, lon):\n return\n print('inserting data point with epoch %d' % (epoch))\n db.execute('''INSERT INTO data (epoch, latitude, longitude, altitude, accuracy) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?);''', (\n epoch,\n lat,\n lon,\n alt,\n acc\n ))\n\n\nif __name__ == '__main__':\n db = sqlite3.connect(os.path.join(OUTBASE, 'location-log.sqlite'))\n db.execute('PRAGMA auto_vacuum = INCREMENTAL;')\n db.execute('PRAGMA journal_mode = MEMORY;')\n db.execute('PRAGMA temp_store = MEMORY;')\n db.execute('PRAGMA locking_mode = NORMAL;')\n db.execute('PRAGMA synchronous = FULL;')\n db.execute('PRAGMA encoding = \"UTF-8\";')\n\n files = glob.glob(os.path.join(INBASE, '*.csv'))\n for logfile in files:\n with open(logfile) as csvfile:\n try:\n reader = csv.reader(csvfile)\n except Exception as e:\n print('failed to open CSV reader for file: %s; %s' % (logfile, e))\n continue\n # skip the first row, that's headers\n headers = next(reader, None)\n for row in reader:\n epoch,lat,lon,alt,acc = parse(row)\n ins(db,epoch,lat,lon,alt,acc)\n # there's no need to commit per line, per file should be safe enough\n db.commit()\n\n db.execute('PRAGMA auto_vacuum;')\n\n results = db.execute('''\n SELECT\n *\n FROM\n data\n ORDER BY epoch ASC''').fetchall()\n prevdate = None\n gpx = gpxpy.gpx.GPX()\n\n for epoch, lat, lon, alt, acc in results:\n # in case you know your altitude might actually be valid with negative\n # values you may want to remove the -10\n if alt == 'NULL' or alt < -10:\n url = \"http://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Elevation/List?points=%s,%s&key=%s\" % (\n lat,\n lon,\n BINGKEY\n )\n bing = requests.get(url).json()\n # gotta love enterprise API endpoints\n if not bing or \\\n 'resourceSets' not in bing or \\\n not len(bing['resourceSets']) or \\\n 'resources' not in bing['resourceSets'][0] or \\\n not len(bing['resourceSets'][0]) or \\\n 'elevations' not in bing['resourceSets'][0]['resources'][0] or \\\n not bing['resourceSets'][0]['resources'][0]['elevations']:\n alt = 0\n else:\n alt = float(bing['resourceSets'][0]['resources'][0]['elevations'][0])\n print('got altitude from bing: %s for %s,%s' % (alt,lat,lon))\n db.execute('''\n UPDATE\n data\n SET\n altitude = ?\n WHERE\n epoch = ?\n AND\n latitude = ?\n AND\n longitude = ?\n LIMIT 1\n ''',(alt, epoch, lat, lon))\n db.commit()\n del(bing)\n del(url)\n date = arrow.get(epoch).format('YYYY-MM-DD')\n if not prevdate or prevdate != date:\n # write previous out\n gpxfile = os.path.join(OUTBASE, \"%s.gpx\" % (date))\n with open(gpxfile, 'wt') as f:\n f.write(gpx.to_xml())\n print('created file: %s' % gpxfile)\n\n # create new\n gpx = gpxpy.gpx.GPX()\n prevdate = date\n\n # Create first track in our GPX:\n gpx_track = gpxpy.gpx.GPXTrack()\n gpx.tracks.append(gpx_track)\n\n # Create first segment in our GPX track:\n gpx_segment = gpxpy.gpx.GPXTrackSegment()\n gpx_track.segments.append(gpx_segment)\n\n # Create points:\n gpx_segment.points.append(\n gpxpy.gpx.GPXTrackPoint(\n lat,\n lon,\n elevation=alt,\n time=arrow.get(epoch).datetime\n )\n )\n\n db.close()\n\nOnce this is done, the OUTBASE directory will be populated by .gpx files, one per day.\nGpsPrune\nGpsPrune is a desktop, QT based GPX track visualizer. It needs data connectivity to have nice maps in the background, but it can do a lot of funky things, including editing GPX tracks.\nsudo apt install gpsprune\nKeep it in mind that the export script overwrites the GPX files, so the data needs to be fixed in the SQLite database.\nThis is an example screenshot of GpsPrune, about our 2 day walk down from Mount Emei and it\u2019s endless stairs:\n \n\nemei\nHappy tracking!\n\n\nhttps://www.traccar.org/\u21a9\nhttps://owntracks.org/\u21a9\nhttps://indieweb.org/manual_until_it_hurts\u21a9\nhttp://www.gpsies.com/backitude.do\u21a9\ngaugler.backitude.apk\u21a9\nhttps://syncthing.net/\u21a9\nbackitude.prefs\u21a9\nhttps://docs.syncthing.net/intro/getting-started.html\u21a9\nhttps://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff428642\u21a9"
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"text": "I\u2019ll see what I can do \ud83d\ude00. What time are you hosting it? I\u2019m at GHC until the 28th. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n indieweb\n \n ghc\n \n nyc",
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"text": "\ud83d\uddfd NYC friends! \n\ud83d\udd56 Join us for the @IndieWebCamp NYC pre-party at @DeadRabbitNYC tomorrow at 7pm! \n\ud83d\udc07 We have a reserved room, so come on by, even if you're not planning to attend IndieWebCamp! \n\ud83c\udf7b Drinks thanks to our sponsors! \nhttps://aaronparecki.com/2018/09/27/1/",
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