Meanings
- uncountableArt that is based on the Global Positioning System (GPS), in particular drawings created by recording preplanned routes.
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 Sun1 more example
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 64Synonyms: GPS drawing
Synonyms & antonyms
nounArt that is based on the Global Positioning System (GPS), in particular drawings created by recording preplanned routes.
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GPS art. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GPS%20art
“GPS art.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GPS%20art. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “GPS art,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GPS%20art.
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