Import Google Takeout Saved places

[smihael]

It would be nice to have an option to import from Google Saved places (csv) and Google Maps Starred places (json) files that you get from Google Takeout.

[julien-nc]

Thanks for the suggestion. Yes it would be nice! Could you provide an example for both those types of files?

[simonspa]

Hej @eneiluj

here is a sample JSON file as I get it from the Takeout export of Google Maps. I'm not sure about the other part @smihael mentioned (Google Saved places) and can't check since I've probably not used that feature...

Hope this helps, I'm really looking forward to testing a first release version of this. Thanks for all the great work!

{
  "type" : "FeatureCollection",
  "features" : [ {
    "geometry" : {
      "coordinates" : [ 8.0532115, 46.5004589 ],
      "type" : "Point"
    },
    "properties" : {
      "Google Maps URL" : "http://maps.google.com/?cid=13688209039469782482",
      "Location" : {
        "Address" : "Konkordiaplatz, 3984 Fieschertal, Schweiz",
        "Business Name" : "Konkordiahütte",
        "Country Code" : "CH",
        "Geo Coordinates" : {
          "Latitude" : "46.5004589",
          "Longitude" : "8.0532115"
        }
      },
      "Published" : "2019-04-20T09:09:19Z",
      "Title" : "Konkordiahütte",
      "Updated" : "2019-04-20T09:09:19Z"
    },
    "type" : "Feature"
  }, {
    "geometry" : {
      "coordinates" : [ 24.7582150, 59.4390830 ],
      "type" : "Point"
    },
    "properties" : {
      "Google Maps URL" : "http://maps.google.com/?cid=11814469129852094720",
      "Location" : {
        "Address" : "Rotermanni 14, 10111 Tallinn, Estland",
        "Business Name" : "RØST Bakery",
        "Country Code" : "EE",
        "Geo Coordinates" : {
          "Latitude" : "59.4390830",
          "Longitude" : "24.7582150"
        }
      },
      "Published" : "2017-10-14T18:59:51Z",
      "Title" : "RØST Pagar & Kohvik",
      "Updated" : "2017-10-14T18:59:51Z"
    },
    "type" : "Feature"
  }, {
    "geometry" : {
      "coordinates" : [ -73.0057222, -51.0675132 ],
      "type" : "Point"
    },
    "properties" : {
      "Google Maps URL" : "http://maps.google.com/?cid=1788625370759766858",
      "Location" : {
        "Address" : "Torres de Paine, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena, Chile",
        "Business Name" : "Salto Grande Waterfall View",
        "Country Code" : "CL",
        "Geo Coordinates" : {
          "Latitude" : "-51.0675132",
          "Longitude" : "-73.0057222"
        }
      },
      "Published" : "2015-01-27T09:04:08Z",
      "Title" : "Salto Grande Waterfall View",
      "Updated" : "2015-01-27T09:04:08Z"
    },
    "type" : "Feature"
  } ]
}

[smihael]

Example of .csv file (for Favourite places, Saved places and other custom lists). It's a bit trickier since coordinates should be fetched from the url.

Title,Note,URL,Comment
Музей русского импрессионизма,,https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D0%9C%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%B9+%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE+%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BC%D0%B0/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x46b5498a41eb933b:0x80fa6271fb1d6e4a,
Ботанический сад МГУ «Аптекарский огород»,,https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B4+%D0%9C%D0%93%D0%A3+%C2%AB%D0%90%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%C2%BB/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x46b54a7220d45829:0x3339e6b774242646,

[jancborchardt]

Bumping this up to 0.2 since importing and onboarding people from existing software is something we should have pretty early on. :)

[HollowedEmpire]

I'd also appreciate this, I'm trying to move away from Google entirely.

[tacruc]

@smihael @HollowedEmpire Can you test if #338 works for you?