Observed arrival · 2026-08-27

Timeline Visualizer Turns Location History into a Travel Video

timeline-visualizer.com Observed source

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A browser tool that turns an exported Google Maps Timeline JSON file into an animated MP4 of a journey.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-27 issue.

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The workflow begins with a Google Timeline.json export, then narrows the journey by exact dates and optional accuracy or outlier filters before rendering an MP4. Users can choose durations from 10 to 60 seconds, four camera behaviors, and square, portrait, or landscape formats up to 1080p. The source file stays in the browser, but the privacy notice says CARTO receives tile coordinates for the selected route.

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