| April 9, 2003 |
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GPS Drawing
A  GPS receiver is a device that reads signals from a network of 24 satellites to calculate positions on Earth. Its accuracy is uncanny -- it determines a user's position in 3D with latitude, longitude, and altitude. But what is GPS drawing? According to this site, "GPS Drawing is about recording lines using one's journey as a mark-making medium." Basically, the "drawings" here were made by tracking GPS users as they traveled by land, sea, and air -- sort of like a large-scale Etch A Sketch. These giant renderings can be anything from a mosquito created while driving around in a taxicab to an elephant drawn while meandering the streets of Brighton, England. Other experiments include drawing the word "water" while paddling around in a boat and mapping the soccer pitches at Hackney Marsh. If you use a GPS device and have made some creative tracks, send in the data and it just might make the global gallery. (in Science > Geography) |
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