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GPS art

GPS art noun: art that is based on the Global Positioning System (GPS), in particular drawings created by recording preplanned routes.

gps art: art that is based on the Global Positioning System (GPS), in particular drawings created by...
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Noun

GPS art (uncountable)

  1. Art that is based on the Global Positioning System (GPS), in particular drawings created by recording preplanned routes.
    • While it is easy to dismiss GPS art as nothing more than the misuse of a system meant to provide information, the spatial intelligence required to create these works is something to admire (Farman, 2014).2017, Daniel Ness, Stephen J. Farenga, Salvatore G. Garofalo, Spatial Intelligence […] , Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 64
    • A TIGER, a bear and a T-Rex dinosaur are among the GPS art created by a runner.2022 September 20, Toby Donegan-Cross, “Runner creates amazing GPS art of a tiger, a bear and a T-Rex”, in The Sun
    Synonyms:
    GPS drawing

Synonyms of GPS art

Questions about GPS art

What does GPS art mean?
GPS art means art that is based on the Global Positioning System (GPS), in particular drawings created by recording preplanned routes.
What part of speech is GPS art?
GPS art is a noun.

Words near GPS art in the dictionary

  1. GPPSs
  2. GPR
  3. GPRI
  4. GPRS
  5. gps
  6. GPS art
  7. GPS drawing
  8. GPS drawings
  9. GPS receiver
  10. GPS receivers
  11. GPS system

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