10 Facts About GPS drawing

GPS Drawing, known as GPS Art, is a method of drawing where an artist uses a Global Positioning System device and follows a pre-planned route to create a large-scale picture or pattern.

GPX data file recorded during the drawing process is then visualised, usually overlaying it as a line on a map of the area.

The GPS drawing data was recorded in logbooks and was therefore very low resolution.

Freehand GPS drawing is where artist creates a shape on open ground without following existing paths which means the artist has to watch their progress in real time on their GPS device.

Freehand GPS drawing opens unlimited possibilities but without waypoints and existing routes it is very easy to lose track of your progress and make mistakes.

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GPS drawing is able to do this as the drawings are so detailed you can see the shape of the built environment or landscape in the lines.

In 1999, Reid Stowe was probably the first artist to employ waypoints on a GPS drawing-verified journey in order to render a large-scale art object.

GPS drawing made two more large GPS-verified drawings on his 1000-day voyage.

One of the most prolific GPS drawing artists is the artist known as WallyGPX who, as of October 2018, has created over 500 pieces of GPS drawing art.

GPS drawing uses pencil and paper to plan the routes around his home city of Baltimore which he then creates by bicycle.