November 10, 2005
GPSdiary.org
Follow Along
GPSdiary.org is an online archive of an art project, in which artist Thorsten Knaub recorded his daily movements over the course of a year by carrying a Global Positioning System(GPS) receiver on him.
The GPS utilises special satellites in the earths’ orbit to record any change of one’s position on the surface of the earth. Therefore any kind of movement will be charted according to the latitude and longitude grid system, e.g. a walk to the local shop results in a small 'drawing', a day spent at home will be recorded as a dot only but a journey on the London Underground results in a straight line between the tube station where he is out of range of the GPS satellites.
GPSdiary.org makes it possible to view each days’ trajectory individually and hence follow the artists’ daily routine and movements. [via rhizome]
Posted by jo at November 10, 2005 05:46 PM
