Week 2 - GPS Mapping
This week, we moved on to Using mapping and GPS (global position satellite) software and what we could create with it. The first thing I thought was GPS mapping, surely you can only highlight what is already within your surroundings? However there was so much more to it that than.
So, to start with I'll explain how GPS mapping works, and then show you some examples of it. To start off you need a device with GPS in it, a smartphone is ideal because you are able to get apps that record a journey that you take using GPS. The app we decided to use was Memory-map (http://memory-map.com/). This software tracks your route, and you can then see it on your phone once you have finished your route.
You can use this software to create pictures of things on maps using road layouts or even just working around an open field. Some examples of other peoples work doing this can be found here http://www.gpsdrawing.com/.
In our groups we were asked to go out and create an image of this type using the mapping software. Sadly, I seemed to have misplaced the image that we created! So, here is an image from the last time that we used GPS tracking to go around the uni to find certain places or items.