Exploring the World of Exploring the World of GPS ArtGPS Art

April 19, 2004April 19, 2004

Emily ParkerEmily Parker

Freshman Seminar 142Freshman Seminar 142

Where’s Waldo? The Science and Application of GPSWhere’s Waldo? The Science and Application of GPS

““MediaTalk; Putting 40,000 Readers, One by MediaTalk; Putting 40,000 Readers, One by

One, on a Cover”One, on a Cover” April 5, 2004 article in April 5, 2004 article in The New York TimesThe New York Times by David Carr by David Carr

Customized satellite photos Customized satellite photos will be on the covers of the will be on the covers of the June issues of June issues of Reason Reason magazinemagazine

““Entremedia, a direct Entremedia, a direct marketing firm and a member marketing firm and a member of Reason's board, assisted in of Reason's board, assisted in coming up with a program that coming up with a program that allows the subscriber list to be allows the subscriber list to be integrated with satellite integrated with satellite photographs.”photographs.”

PHOTO: http://homedelivery.nytimes.com/HDS/SubscriptionT1.do?mode=SubscriptionT1&ExternalMediaCode=W93AC

Image: http://www.picosearch.com/cgi-bin/ts.pl

Discussion PointsDiscussion Points

Origins of GPS artOrigins of GPS art

How GPS art is How GPS art is mademade

Profiles of GPS Profiles of GPS artistsartists

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Ancient Peruvian Drawings~ Made around 200 BC

~ 37 miles long

~ Can only be seen by airplane

~ Why were they made? We don’t know

Selective availability offSelective availability off

Increased accessibilityIncreased accessibility

Better pricesBetter prices

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Jeremy Wood and Hugh Pryor experiment with GPS drawing in England

Wallingford, England

http://www.gpsdrawing.com/gallery/land/wfish.htm

The Wallingford FishThe Wallingford Fish

http://www.gpsdrawing.com/gallery/land/wfish.htm Jeremy Wood

Why is GPS art important?Why is GPS art important?

““The technology allows for us to identify The technology allows for us to identify new aspects of our journeys.”new aspects of our journeys.”

~ Jeremy Wood~ Jeremy Wood

GPS Artist Koichi MoriGPS Artist Koichi Mori

Bike ride: VistaBike ride: Vista Running: Foretrex 201Running: Foretrex 201 Swimming: Geko201Swimming: Geko201

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Koichi Mori

Koichi Mori

Koichi Mori’s GPS Drawing Tools

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Jerusalem GPS Artist: Jaime Jerusalem GPS Artist: Jaime GolombekGolombek

http://www.golombek.com

GPS art in IrelandGPS art in Ireland

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The LandArte ProjectThe LandArte Project

In SwitzerlandIn Switzerland Involved physically changing landscapeInvolved physically changing landscape Done to celebrate bicentennialDone to celebrate bicentennial

- Information from April 2004 issue of GPS World magazine; see Works Cited- Information from April 2004 issue of GPS World magazine; see Works Cited

Works CitedWorks Cited Carr, David. “Putting 40,000 Readers, One by One, on a Cover.” Carr, David. “Putting 40,000 Readers, One by One, on a Cover.” The New York Times The New York Times 5 April 2004: C85 April 2004: C8

CharterNav…GPS. “The Centre of the GPS World in Ireland.” < http://www.charternavgps.ie/gpsdrawing.htm > CharterNav…GPS. “The Centre of the GPS World in Ireland.” < http://www.charternavgps.ie/gpsdrawing.htm > Cited 16 April 2004. Cited 16 April 2004.

Golombek, Jaime. < www.golombek.com. > Cited 16 April 2004. Golombek, Jaime. < www.golombek.com. > Cited 16 April 2004.

Mattle, Bernarda and Bont, Kuno. “Picture this World: Landscape Art of the Alpenrhein.” Mattle, Bernarda and Bont, Kuno. “Picture this World: Landscape Art of the Alpenrhein.” GPS World. GPS World. April April 2004: 2004: 22-27. 22-27.

Mirapaul, Matthew. “Drawing (and Doodling) With Countryside as Canvas.” Mirapaul, Matthew. “Drawing (and Doodling) With Countryside as Canvas.” The New York Times The New York Times 1 April 2002: 1 April 2002: E2E2

Mori, Koichi. E-mail interview. April 2004.Mori, Koichi. E-mail interview. April 2004.

Sandhana, Lakshmi. “With GPS, World is Your Canvas.” Sandhana, Lakshmi. “With GPS, World is Your Canvas.” Wired News. Wired News. 22 June 2002. < 22 June 2002. < http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:5B6Z2OOEcNoJ:www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,52989,00.hthttp://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:5B6Z2OOEcNoJ:www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,52989,00.html+GPS+drawing&hl=en&start=10&ie=UTF-8 > Cited 18 April 2004. ml+GPS+drawing&hl=en&start=10&ie=UTF-8 > Cited 18 April 2004.

Ward, Mark. “Safari by Satellite.” Ward, Mark. “Safari by Satellite.” BBC News Online. BBC News Online. 15 October 2001. < 15 October 2001. < http://216.239.41.104/search?http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:mRxIQcgsZh8J:news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/dot_lifq=cache:mRxIQcgsZh8J:news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/dot_lif e/1595670.stm+Jeremy+Wood+e/1595670.stm+Jeremy+Wood+%2B+GPS&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 > Cited 18 April 2004. %2B+GPS&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 > Cited 18 April 2004.