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Yes, several dedicated desktop software options, web applications, and GIS tools can load a raw GPS log (such as GPX, KML, or CSV) and display individual track points along with their recorded timestamps on an interactive map.

Depending on your workflow (web-based vs. desktop vs. advanced analysis), here are the best tools available:

1. Web-Based Tools (No Installation Required)

• gpx.studio

  • How it works: Drag and drop your .gpx file. As you hover or click anywhere along the track, a tool tip and cursor track your exact position, speed, elevation, and timestamp at that point.

  • Best for: Quick, modern, in-browser analysis with high-quality tile maps (OpenStreetMap, Topo, Satellite).

• GPS Visualizer

  GPS Visualizer

  • How it works: You can upload a GPX, NMEA, CSV, or FIT file and render a Google Map or Leaflet map. Under "Draw a map," you can configure point markers or popups to display fields such as time, elevation, and speed when clicked.

  • Best for: Converting raw logs into static or standalone HTML interactive maps where every log point has a clickable popup label.

• QuickMapTools GPX Viewer

  QuickMapTools

  • How it works: Allows you to drop a .gpx log directly into the browser. Clicking any point or vertex on the track line opens a popover detailing its exact timestamps, elevation, and coordinates.

    QuickMapTools

2. Desktop Applications

• GPXSee (Windows / macOS / Linux)

  • How it works: A lightweight, open-source GPS log file viewer. When you load a GPX, TCX, FIT, or NMEA log, moving your mouse over the track line or enabling graph synchronization displays the exact time, speed, and location coordinates at that precise point on the map.

  • Best for: Inspecting non-standard or raw log formats (NMEA 0183, FIT, IGC, CSV) offline.

• GeoSetter (Windows)

  • How it works: Primarily designed for geotagging photos, GeoSetter displays track logs overlaid on a map with a timeline slider. You can inspect individual track points and see the timestamp for every recorded point in the log.

• Garmin BaseCamp (Windows / macOS)

  • How it works: Importing a GPX or FIT file allows you to double-click the track to open the Point List. Selecting any point in the list highlights it on the map with its timestamp, elevation, and bearing.

3. Open-Source GIS (For Custom Popups & Advanced Mapping)

• QGIS (Windows / macOS / Linux)

  • How it works: If you drop a .gpx file into QGIS, select the track_points layer. You can enable Map Tips or use the Identify Features tool to click any point along the vector path to reveal full attribute tables (including time tags).

  • Exporting to Web: You can use the qgis2web plugin to export an interactive OpenLayers/Leaflet HTML map where clicking any point on the GPS track generates a customizable popup window with the exact timestamp.