>>1335377So right now you just have a file with point locations?
Is this an Excel file or do you have a shapefile already created?
Do you have any time points associated with them?
Is the final product goal a series of lines for each trip?
Or are you trying to get a narrative list of trips?
What tools do you have access too?
Are there multiple trips involved with all of the points or all points just lumped together?
I'm looking at this as a GIS viewpoint because I'm not as familiar with programming: ArcGIS is considered the standard GIS system in the United States and can probably do what you're asking. Cons are it's expensive for businesses. You can buy a personal copy for around $100 that lasts a year. It might have the exact tool you're looking for but it also might be the sledge hammer solution to your handheld hammer question.
QGIS is the most popular open source version that is free to download. It likely has similar tools to what you could get with ArcGIS.
You can do limited mapping of points in Google Earth but I don't think it does lines very well.
Have you ever used R? There are a number of packages in R that allow you to do GIS mapping and this solution would use your Python skills. Personally I wouldn't know how to do something like that in R but I assume something like that can be done.
t. undergrad in GIS and masters in Transportation Planning
