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Python scripts to export Google Maps saved/starred places to KML, CSV, Sygic
https://github.com/dmsza/json2kml
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Python scripts to export Google Maps saved/starred places to KML, CSV, Sygic
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/dmsza/json2kml
- Owner: dmsza
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2017-02-09T12:44:14.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-11-07T03:33:11.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-04-12T00:47:29.899Z (9 months ago)
- Topics: csv, google, google-maps, gps, kml, maps-me, navigation, poi, pois, sygic, takeout-data
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 65.4 KB
- Stars: 47
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 7
- Open Issues: 4
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Export Google Maps saved/starred locations to KML/CSV/Sygic
This repository contain three [Python 3](https://www.python.org/downloads/) scripts that can be used to **export starred locations from Google Maps to other formats** which then can be imported by GPS navigation apps or other POI convertion tools. The three scrips are:
* **json2kml**: this script converts the list of starred/saved places (a.k.a. POIs) from Google Maps into a **KML file** that can be imported into various GPS navigation applications (suchs as MAPS.ME).
* **json2csv**: this script converts the list of starred/saved places (a.k.a. POIs) from Google Maps into a **CSV** (*Comma Separated Values*) file that can be imported into some POI convertion tools or edited directly in Excel.
* **json2sygic**: this script converts the list of starred/saved places (a.k.a. POIs) from Google Maps into the internal format used by Sygic Android to save its favorites (**"items.dat"**) file.
## How to export Google Maps saved/starred locations to a JSON file
1. Go to Google Takeout (https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout).
2. Click “Select None” and then select “Maps (your places)”. Make sure this is the only option selected.
3. Google will export a ZIP file. Save this file to your local disk, open it and extract the file “\Takeout\Maps (your places)\Saved Places.json” to a directory in your PC (do not change the file name).
4. Download one of the scripts below and save to the same directory where you saved "Saved Places.json".
## json2kml
This script depends on [“SIMPLEKML” library] (https://simplekml.readthedocs.io/) and it can be installed via pip with the following command line (on Windows you may need to run this command in Command Prompt _Admin_):
```
pip install simplekml
```
After this, the following steps must be executed to generate the KML file from the Google Maps starred/saved locations:
1. First go to Google Takeout and save the _"Saved Places.json"_ file to a folder on your local disk. More details in the above section ["How to export Google Maps saved/starred locations"] (#how-to-export-google-maps-savedstarred-locations-to-a-json-file).
2. Download and save the Python script [json2kml.py] (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dmrsouza/json2kml/master/json2kml.py) to the same folder where the file _"Saved Places.json"_ is located.
3. Open a command prompt, change the current directory to where the above files were saved, and run the script with the command line `python json2kml.py`
4. The script will run and will create the file _“Saved Places.kml”_.
## json2csv
1. First go to Google Takeout and save the _"Saved Places.json"_ file to a folder on your local disk. More details in the above section ["How to export Google Maps saved/starred locations"] (#how-to-export-google-maps-savedstarred-locations-to-a-json-file).
2. Download and save the Python script [json2csv.py] (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dmrsouza/json2kml/master/json2csv.py) to the same folder where the file _"Saved Places.json"_ is located.
3. Open a command prompt, change the current directory to where the above files were saved, and run the script with the command line: `python json2csv.py`
4. The script will run and will create the file _“Saved Places.csv”_.
5. Use this file with other convertion tools or open it in Excel.
## json2sygic
1. First go to Google Takeout and save the _"Saved Places.json"_ file to a folder on your local disk. More details in the above section ["How to export Google Maps saved/starred locations"] (#how-to-export-google-maps-savedstarred-locations-to-a-json-file).
2. Download and save the Python script [json2sygic.py] (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dmrsouza/json2kml/master/json2sygic.py) to the same folder where the file _"Saved Places.json"_ is located.
3. Open a command prompt, change the current directory to where the above files were saved, and run the script with the command line `python json2sygic.py`
4. The script will run and will create the file _“items.dat”_.
5. Copy the file _“items.dat”_ to your Android device. See notes below for more details about the folder to where this file must be copied. **IMPORTANT**: when overwriting "items.dat" files, **all current Sygic favorites _will be lost_**. Keep this in mind.
**Notes:**
* In Android devices, Sygic saves the favorites to file "items.dat" (it's a SQLite3 database). This file is located in folder _"/Sygic/Res/db/items.dat"_ if Sygic is configured to use internal storage or in folder _"/Android/data/com.sygic.aura/files/Res/db/items.dat"_ if Sygic is configured to use external SD card.
* This script creates a new "items.dat" file with all saved places from Google. This file needs to be copied to one of the above foldres.
* **IMPORTANT**: when overwriting "items.dat" files, **all current Sygic favorites _will be lost_**. Keep this in mind.