running = good. running + smartphone gps running apps = better
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Lightning talk about how the use of spatially enabled mobile technology has energized my interest in running. This presentation was given at Ignite Spatial Boston 2 on August 12, 2010 at Microsoft NERD in Cambridge, MA. http://www.ispatialboston.com/TRANSCRIPT
Running = Good.
Running + Smartphone GPS Running Apps = Better
Mike Olkin,GIS Guy & Runner
Runner in the Rain: http://dbeckerman.wordpress.com/
http://www.wmexperts.com/articles/editorials/smartphones_and_identity_you_a.html
I like to run.
Running is Spatial.
That was virtually irrelevant to me…until recently.
Photo by Jim Plumb @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/67864216@N00/316074944/Caveman Lawyer Runner
I’m not a high-tech
runner
I never used tobother
keeping arunning log
I had some challenges, too
*I would occasionally digitize a route, but rarely had time for that.
http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect15/originals/Fig15_19.jpghttp://images.dailyme.com/assets/2009091000000571.jpg
June, 2009: I got an iPhone.
Got an armband soon after so I could run & listen to ‘tunes, This American Life, etc…
*home-crafted ear buds that don’t pop out of my ears when I run!
I soon discovered some apps that map my route
My Favorites
…and they do a whole lot more
Mike, you’re going slower than usual today. Go home now & get your
kids onto the school bus. I’ll post this sorry
excuse for a run to Facebook & keep a
permanent record of it.
Props to the creators of these apps
The interfaces
Typical accuracy level
GeneralizedCorner
Otherwise, the lines are usually straight & are even on the proper side of the street.
What have I learned?
Becoming a human penMy friend Leah commented on Facebook that she thought that this route looked like a bird
Naming the shape has since become a fun part of the morning routine.
“GPS Art” has actually been around for a while
This person is one of the more prolific GPS artists out there
Let’s play a game of “Name that Shape”
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Name that Shape
2 of 6
Name that Shape
3 of 6
Name that Shape
4 of 6
Name that Shape
5 of 6
Name that Shape
6 of 6
Thanks for your time. See you on the road!
Mike [email protected]@MikeOlkin on Twitter
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