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Artist Draws World’s Largest Doodles By Riding His Bike With GPS
Stephen Lund cycles about 70km every day, creating clever doodles using a GPS app that maps his progress. The BC, Canada native began his unusual craft in 2015 to unwind and be creative; since then, he’s logged 22,300km, and his longest piece has been a 220km mermaid.
"The best ones pop off the map," Lund says, explaining his process. "I liken it to seeing shapes in the clouds. I pour [sic] over a map of the city...The challenge is that the roads all have to connect — it has to be one continuous line."
Update: The world record for the largest GPS drawing belongs to Yasushi Takahashi from Japan, who made a GPS drawing in 2010. He made an even larger piece in 2015 that was 105,734km long (not certified by Guinness World Records). It showcases the creativity and dedication of GPS artists, a category that could inspire future famous artists to explore similar digital and physical canvases.
More info: gpsdoodles.com | strava.com (h/t: booooooom)
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Giraffe (95.5 km, 3 h 30 min)
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T-Rex missing some teeth (39.4 km, 1 h 43 min)
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Darth Vader (46.3 km, 2h 17 min)
Isaac Joe (Joe) 8 years ago
when he was spelling Lord Vader he obviously saw a Macdonalds and took a deor ;)
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Bicycling
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Rio's "Christ the Redeemer" (25.8 km, 1 h 20 min)
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Strava Yoda (25.6 km, 1 h 25 min)
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The Mermaid of the Salish Sea (89.7 km, 4 h 13 min)
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Queen Victoria (15.7 km, 56 min)
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Dopey stegosaurus tramples Fernwood (44.4 km, 1 h 56 min)
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T-Rex terrorizes Beacon Hill Park (37.3 km, 1 h 43 min)
#12
Alan's Spirit Animal (26.3 km, 1 h 7 min)
AddisonP.Denney 8 years ago
Sorry sir but how exactly did you bike across the part of the ocean?
#14
Maze (76.7 km, 3 h 44 min)
#17
Wicked Witch of the West Coast (85.9 km, 3 h 24 min)
#18
Thug plucks a gator by the tail from the Salish sea (89.7 km, 3 h 50 min)
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What do you think ?
PandaBear 8 years ago
I'm finding it hard to believe someone put in that much effort…just to draw some pictures!? But seriously, wow!
AugustoMateo 8 years ago
What a beautiful and nice creation with a simple device :) I recently have bought some stuff from www.gpswox.com and am thinking to try these gps tracking device in my city :)
Seashell'sPack 8 years ago
Must be fit as f**k, my butt hurts from just sitting on the saddle.
ValerieMarcotte 8 years ago
I agree with some others that some of these at least were not done by anyone driving, since there are no streets in many places. I happen to know the towns on the maps, in and around Victoria, BC in Canada.
JamallAnderson 8 years ago
But why? I mean even if he really tripped that stuff IRL what's the point? To get some attention? I hate art because it's either about art (i make music actually) or about getting attention. And it's sad that mostly it's second option nowadays. Music, pictures, movies and so on.
MarkJohnson 8 years ago
Almost had me fooled until I saw the T-rex teeth. I use Strava all the time. The only way to make those teeth patterns would be to manually draw them with the build a map feature. More Strava frauds. Otherwise, let's see the actual route download, not just a screenshot.
HendrikSpree 8 years ago
F to the A to the K to the E. How does he manage to ride his bike in such straight lines, when there isn't even a road? Most of them look photoshopped.
PandaBear 8 years ago
I'm finding it hard to believe someone put in that much effort…just to draw some pictures!? But seriously, wow!
AugustoMateo 8 years ago
What a beautiful and nice creation with a simple device :) I recently have bought some stuff from www.gpswox.com and am thinking to try these gps tracking device in my city :)
Seashell'sPack 8 years ago
Must be fit as f**k, my butt hurts from just sitting on the saddle.
ValerieMarcotte 8 years ago
I agree with some others that some of these at least were not done by anyone driving, since there are no streets in many places. I happen to know the towns on the maps, in and around Victoria, BC in Canada.
JamallAnderson 8 years ago
But why? I mean even if he really tripped that stuff IRL what's the point? To get some attention? I hate art because it's either about art (i make music actually) or about getting attention. And it's sad that mostly it's second option nowadays. Music, pictures, movies and so on.
MarkJohnson 8 years ago
Almost had me fooled until I saw the T-rex teeth. I use Strava all the time. The only way to make those teeth patterns would be to manually draw them with the build a map feature. More Strava frauds. Otherwise, let's see the actual route download, not just a screenshot.
HendrikSpree 8 years ago
F to the A to the K to the E. How does he manage to ride his bike in such straight lines, when there isn't even a road? Most of them look photoshopped.
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