Category Archives: GPS

First week of Soul Walker residency at the Broadway, Nottingham

I arrived in Nottingham on Sunday and was picked up by my friend Dave with whom I’m staying between Derby and Nottingham. Thanks, Dave and Laura, if it wasn’t for you, these trips to Nottingham to hook up with the … Continue reading

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Drawing Machine first trial

After a quick ride through Tiergarten today, here are the first results. As a last minute alteration, I’d nailed elastic strips to the swinging drawing platform to hold the paper and attached a bit of metal to the arm to … Continue reading

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Jacquard loom GPS visualisation

We are getting increasingly attracted to older ways of visualising our GPS data – getting it out of the digital and especially screen realm and into tangible, haptic objects. Last week, after helping Martin print some data he is working … Continue reading

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Pen Plotter Replacement Pen DIY V

I’ve been making progress with our pen plotter since I last wrote. Now I’ve simplified the process and am working with some pens I’m very happy with. After consulting with Christophe when I popped into the friendly Open Design City … Continue reading

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Garmin GPS Comparison Old and New Etrex

Peter kindly lent me his new Garmin eTrex 10 which he bought to go on his last trip to the States. (I think our practice inspired him to want to record his tracks too, which is nice). I’ve been testing … Continue reading

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