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GPS Drawing & Mapping Workshops
Conducted with over 10 years of experience by Jeremy Wood

Education Enquiries:

SCHOOL WORKSHOPS
ACS COBHAM INT. SCHOOL
ST. PAULS WAY COM. SCHOOL
NEWVIC 6TH FORM COLLEGE
STOKE NEWINGTON SCHOOL
ISAMBARD LOGO
ST PAUL'S WAY
CORBY BIG DRAW
GEORGE ABBOT SCHOOL
BANBURY SCHOOL
WHEATELY PARK SCHOOL
HENRY BOX SCHOOL
DURRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
THEALE GREEN COM. SCH.
CHICHESTER HIGH SCHOOL
MONTEM JUNIOR SCHOOL

UNIVERSITY WORKSHOPS
U. LUSOFONA & NOVA
ESAD MATOSINHOS
UT AUSTIN & UNI OF PORTO
HUDDERSFIELD
PORTSMOUTH

MUSUEM WORKSHOPS
DRAWING ON OXFORDSHIRE
ABINGDON MUSEUM
BANBURY MUSEUM
MUSEUM OF OXFORD
BLENHEIM PALACE
THE OXFORDSHIRE MUSEUM

GALLERY WORKSHOPS
JUPITER ARTLAND
INIVA
SOUTHWELL ARTSPACE
ICA, LONDON
VIPER BASEL
MODERN ART OXFORD
MILLAIS GALLERY
UEDA, SCOTLAND
MODERN ART OXFORD

ATTRACTIONS
THE BIG DRAW 2008
JODRELL BANK
SPECTROPOLIS
CAT - CENTRE FOR ALT. TECH.

GPS is a creative educational tool

Recent Workshops:
Walking with Satellites, Sideways Festival, Belgium
Cartography & Narratives at ETH Zurich
Seeking Spaces in a Collaborative Map of Lisbon

GPS drawing engages a range of creative applications and challenges perceptions of scale. By revealing one's tracks the technology can introduce new approaches to travel, navigation and local awareness.

GPS workshops can be approached as either a drawing or mapping exercise. They can be presented as basic introductions with short sessions, or more in depth projects that look at the technical aspects of visualizing the GPS drawings with current software.

- Cross-curricular education: Art, Geography, IT, and Science
- Challenges spatial awareness and navigational skills
- Projects can be tailored to specific requirements and locations

With all the possibilities of hopping along in the shape of a rabbit to methodically marching around the letters of the alphabet, it is accessible to both children and adults. Workshops are tailored for individual and collaborative projects and can accommodate groups of around twelve per session.

GPS drawing workshops mostly involve drawing in an open space, in a park or playing field, or along footpaths and roads. Drawing with a GPS receiver challenges perceptions of scale and orientation by traveling as a geodetic pencil. The outcomes depend upon the available space and time as the more notable results usually appear after a bit of experimentation. Activities include the scaling up of prepared sketches by over 1000 times, freestyle drawings of more than faces, love hearts, and logos, along with group efforts for larger designs.

GPS mapping workshops involve the tracing of the features and furniture of a given area to reveal architectural outlines and accessible areas. They can engage participants in an act of map making that involve physical exploration of the environment. Collaborative GPS drawings can be made to create density maps by combining tracks to show the boundaries and flow of a particular site. Participants can explore the functions of an area through physical mapping and surveying.

GPS Games can be played in groups, and virtual mazes can be designed and explored. More advanced workshops can involve guided walks, virtual mazes, and mapping landforms, and roads.

I have conducted over one hundred professional workshops for schools, museums, galleries, and festivals around the globe. I lecture about my work and teach drawing and map making classes involving a range of approaches and techniques.

TYPICAL WORKSHOP STRUCTURE
STAGE 1 PLANNING
A basic workshop usually starts with an introduction to GPS technology and how it can be used to draw with. Once deciding what to draw and how to draw it, we sketch our shapes or words on a piece of paper using single lines. The sketches are annotated and transformed into maps that will be used to guide us along the route of our drawings. With GPS you can draw as big as the available space.

STAGE 2 GPS DRAWING
Each session can cater for up to 12 participants, with each sharing one receiver between two. First we familiarize ourselves with the GPS receivers in an open space such as a playing field or park. On the screen of the GPS receiver it shows your current position and a trail of where you have been, this helps to judge where to go next. The journey is automatically recorded by the GPS receiver as a series of positions.

After doodling for a bit we should allow at least one hour for students to compile their GPS drawings. These sessions can be based on creating individual designs or by making collaborative compositions from combined efforts.

It is also possible to create GPS maps of places by tracing the features and furniture of a particular area. Other opportunities include GPS mazes, games, and making large guided drawings over a local area along roads and footpaths. A series of sessions can take place over a day to suit the type of project and the landscape.

STAGE 3 RESULTS
After each session we upload data from the GPS receivers to a laptop for viewing. The results are shared on the computer and can be printed for distribution. The participants can inspect their drawings and compare their experiences. GPS tracks can also be superimposed over maps or aerial photographs and can be viewed and annotated in Google Earth. We finish off by discussing our experiences and perceptions during the project and ask how the technology can affect our travels.

What do our day to day journeys look like?
How can we make cartography personal?
Why bother?
Will we have a choice in the future?

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GPS Drawing & Mapping Workshops Conducted with over 10 years of experience by Jeremy Wood			Education Enquiries:
SCHOOL WORKSHOPS ACS COBHAM INT. SCHOOL ST. PAULS WAY COM. SCHOOL NEWVIC 6TH FORM COLLEGE STOKE NEWINGTON SCHOOL ISAMBARD LOGO ST PAUL'S WAY CORBY BIG DRAW GEORGE ABBOT SCHOOL BANBURY SCHOOL WHEATELY PARK SCHOOL HENRY BOX SCHOOL DURRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL THEALE GREEN COM. SCH. CHICHESTER HIGH SCHOOL MONTEM JUNIOR SCHOOL UNIVERSITY WORKSHOPS U. LUSOFONA & NOVA ESAD MATOSINHOS UT AUSTIN & UNI OF PORTO HUDDERSFIELD PORTSMOUTH MUSUEM WORKSHOPS DRAWING ON OXFORDSHIRE ABINGDON MUSEUM BANBURY MUSEUM MUSEUM OF OXFORD BLENHEIM PALACE THE OXFORDSHIRE MUSEUM GALLERY WORKSHOPS JUPITER ARTLAND INIVA SOUTHWELL ARTSPACE ICA, LONDON VIPER BASEL MODERN ART OXFORD MILLAIS GALLERY UEDA, SCOTLAND MODERN ART OXFORD ATTRACTIONS THE BIG DRAW 2008 JODRELL BANK SPECTROPOLIS CAT - CENTRE FOR ALT. TECH.		GPS is a creative educational tool Recent Workshops: Walking with Satellites, Sideways Festival, Belgium Cartography & Narratives at ETH Zurich Seeking Spaces in a Collaborative Map of Lisbon GPS drawing engages a range of creative applications and challenges perceptions of scale. By revealing one's tracks the technology can introduce new approaches to travel, navigation and local awareness. GPS workshops can be approached as either a drawing or mapping exercise. They can be presented as basic introductions with short sessions, or more in depth projects that look at the technical aspects of visualizing the GPS drawings with current software. - Cross-curricular education: Art, Geography, IT, and Science - Challenges spatial awareness and navigational skills - Projects can be tailored to specific requirements and locations With all the possibilities of hopping along in the shape of a rabbit to methodically marching around the letters of the alphabet, it is accessible to both children and adults. Workshops are tailored for individual and collaborative projects and can accommodate groups of around twelve per session. GPS drawing workshops mostly involve drawing in an open space, in a park or playing field, or along footpaths and roads. Drawing with a GPS receiver challenges perceptions of scale and orientation by traveling as a geodetic pencil. The outcomes depend upon the available space and time as the more notable results usually appear after a bit of experimentation. Activities include the scaling up of prepared sketches by over 1000 times, freestyle drawings of more than faces, love hearts, and logos, along with group efforts for larger designs. GPS mapping workshops involve the tracing of the features and furniture of a given area to reveal architectural outlines and accessible areas. They can engage participants in an act of map making that involve physical exploration of the environment. Collaborative GPS drawings can be made to create density maps by combining tracks to show the boundaries and flow of a particular site. Participants can explore the functions of an area through physical mapping and surveying. GPS Games can be played in groups, and virtual mazes can be designed and explored. More advanced workshops can involve guided walks, virtual mazes, and mapping landforms, and roads. I have conducted over one hundred professional workshops for schools, museums, galleries, and festivals around the globe. I lecture about my work and teach drawing and map making classes involving a range of approaches and techniques.
	TYPICAL WORKSHOP STRUCTURE STAGE 1 PLANNING A basic workshop usually starts with an introduction to GPS technology and how it can be used to draw with. Once deciding what to draw and how to draw it, we sketch our shapes or words on a piece of paper using single lines. The sketches are annotated and transformed into maps that will be used to guide us along the route of our drawings. With GPS you can draw as big as the available space. STAGE 2 GPS DRAWING Each session can cater for up to 12 participants, with each sharing one receiver between two. First we familiarize ourselves with the GPS receivers in an open space such as a playing field or park. On the screen of the GPS receiver it shows your current position and a trail of where you have been, this helps to judge where to go next. The journey is automatically recorded by the GPS receiver as a series of positions. After doodling for a bit we should allow at least one hour for students to compile their GPS drawings. These sessions can be based on creating individual designs or by making collaborative compositions from combined efforts. It is also possible to create GPS maps of places by tracing the features and furniture of a particular area. Other opportunities include GPS mazes, games, and making large guided drawings over a local area along roads and footpaths. A series of sessions can take place over a day to suit the type of project and the landscape. STAGE 3 RESULTS After each session we upload data from the GPS receivers to a laptop for viewing. The results are shared on the computer and can be printed for distribution. The participants can inspect their drawings and compare their experiences. GPS tracks can also be superimposed over maps or aerial photographs and can be viewed and annotated in Google Earth. We finish off by discussing our experiences and perceptions during the project and ask how the technology can affect our travels. What do our day to day journeys look like? How can we make cartography personal? Why bother? Will we have a choice in the future?