| June 19, 2006 |
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Cabspotting
A  science museum, a cab company, and a design firm join forces in this online project to create aerial, real-time records of San Francisco taxicabs as they move about the city. Carrying a GPS tracking device, each cab follows its routine business. On the site, a thick yellow line marks the vehicle's forward path while leaving a thin, white contrail in its wake. This might make for limited viewing appeal, but the trio behind the project has invited artists to play with the technology. The results include "Fly Cab," a record of one taxi's path over five days; "Speed Overlay," a time-lapse project that reveals the circulation of cab speeds throughout the city's arteries in a four-hour period; and the uncommonly beautiful "Intersections," where the cars' trajectories, marked in crosses, glitter and ebb like a fast-forwarded record of the night sky. (in Automotive) |
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