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GPSTracker is a self-hosted alternative to Google Maps Timeline that preserves user privacy while offering similar features. The author describes the appeal of storing location data but highlights concerns with Google’s privacy practices and inconsistency in maintaining services. The post explains how to build and run GPSTracker, integrate it with external data sources, and set up ingestion pipelines using Android apps like GPSLogger. The web app uses OpenStreetMap for displaying data and includes timelines and various statistics.

GPSTracker - A self-hosted alternative to Google Maps Timeline

<p>Looking forward to the import/export features and heatmaps—this could genuinely replace Google Maps Timeline for many of us. Thanks for sharing this in such detail!</p>


<p>I can’t wait to try this out. I have been wanting to replace the use of Google Maps.</p>
