PHP GPX Reader

PHP GPX Reader - A versatile library for reading GPX files and efficiently retrieving GPS coordinates based on timestamps.

The PHP GPX Reader is a lightweight and powerful tool to find the nearest GPS coordinate from a GPX file based on a specific timestamp. While it's perfect for photo geotagging (e.g., matching photo timestamps to GPS data), the tool can be used in many other scenarios where time-based GPS data needs to be processed.

1. Features

• Reads GPX files and retrieves the closest GPS coordinate to a given timestamp.
• Efficiently handles GPX tracks with multiple points.
• Allows precise time matching to find the nearest location.
• Supports time offset adjustments for scenarios where the reference time is inaccurate.
• Flexible and easy to integrate for different use cases.

2. Usage

use Ixnode\PhpGpxReader\GpxReader;

...


$gpxReader = new GpxReader($fileObject);

/* Set time gap from camera time: The clock goes ahead. */
$gpxReader->setTimeGapFromString('-00:13:00');

/* Set (real) time to search. */
$gpxReader->setDateTimeFromString('2024-05-05 13:04:16', new DateTimeZone(Timezones::EUROPE_BERLIN));

/* Get the closest coordinate from GPX file. */
$coordinate = $gpxReader->getCoordinate();

/* Time difference to next point. */
print $gpxReader->getTimeDifference();
// (int) 5

/* Latitude to the closest point. */
print $coordinate->getLatitude();
// (float) 47.099262

/* Longitude to the closest point. */
print $coordinate->getLongitude();
// (float) 9.942202

/* Google maps link. */
print $coordinate->getLinkGoogle().PHP_EOL;
// (string) https://www.google.de/maps/place/47.099262+9.942202

3. Installation

composer require ixnode/php-gpx-reader

vendor/bin/php-gpx-reader -V

0.1.0 (2024-12-07 19:00:00) - Björn Hempel <bjoern@hempel.li>

4. Command line tool

4.1 Search for the closest point with given taken time

Search for the closest point within a gpx file with given date and camera time gap.

bin/console gpx:read data/gpx/2024-05-05.gpx --date="2024-05-05 13:04:16" --gap="\-00:13:00"

or within your composer project:

vendor/bin/php-gpx-reader gpx:read data/gpx/2024-05-05.gpx --date="2024-05-05 13:04:16" --gap="\-00:13:00"

Time to search:   05.05.2024 10:51:16 UTC
Time difference:  5s
Coordinate:       lat=47.099262; lon=9.942202
Coordinate:       47.099262, 9.942202
Google link:      https://www.google.de/maps/place/47.099262+9.942202

4.2 Search for the closest point with given image (to read the taken time)

Search for the closest point within a gpx file with given date and camera time gap.

bin/console gpx:read data/gpx/2024-05-05.gpx --image="data/image/example-basic.jpg" --gap="\-00:13:00"

or within your composer project:

vendor/bin/php-gpx-reader gpx:read data/gpx/2024-05-05.gpx --image="data/image/example-basic.jpg" --gap="\-00:13:00"

Time to search:   05.05.2024 10:51:17 UTC
Time difference:  4s
Coordinate:       lat=47.099251; lon=9.942342
Coordinate:       47.099251, 9.942342
Google link:      https://www.google.de/maps/place/47.099251+9.942342

5. Library development

git clone git@github.com:ixnode/php-gpx-reader.git && cd php-gpx-reader

composer install

composer test

6. License

This library is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.