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Fun with your global positioning system: GPS drawing
GPS systems are everywhere these days, thanks largely in part due to ubiquidous iPhones and Blackberries. The technology, proper, isn't very cumbersome either -- one can get a GPS chip small enough to uplink into a laptop computer or even to tie to a dog. That's what Jeremy Wood did in the below video, creating a virtual map of two dogs running around a park in Oxford.
Me and You from Jeremy Wood on Vimeo.
It's all part of his project over at GPS Drawing where Mr. Wood has collected oodles of drawings created by adventurous GPS owners and a lot of spare time. Excellent examples are the Elephant in Brighton, UK and Mosquito (!) from Bangkok, Thailand. See if you can do better next time you're out on the road.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nick Nov 2nd 2009 9:53PM
This video was fun to watch! Reminded me of a GIS (Geographical Information System) class I took in grad school recently. GIS technicians are applying an approach very similar to that in the above video in order to track the habitat and migratory patterns of wildlife, so that this information can be used for better management and protection of threatened species.
Just though this might be an interesting piece of information for the readers!
Annie Scott Nov 9th 2009 6:46PM
This is so cool, Grant! Did you see this guy?
http://www.tonic.com/article/gps-art-way-too-cool/
GPS art is awesome.