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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)

Giraffe (95.5 km, 3 h 30 min)

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Karen Eutemey
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9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So cool! One way to creatively get your exercise.

AndrásJámbor
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9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How many times this guy ride through houses???

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    T-Rex missing some teeth (39.4 km, 1 h 43 min)

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    Sathya BG
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very nice see m,any details to vist http://www.auto-drome.in

    #3

    Darth Vader (46.3 km, 2h 17 min)

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    #4

    Bicycling

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    EdTiongson
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    9 years ago

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    Maybe he asked ET to help him fly over the buildings and skip the lines of the roads.

    TiitTaimla
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if you pause, tracking and resume in an another spot then the line is drawn straight between thees two spots.

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    #5

    Rio's "Christ the Redeemer" (25.8 km, 1 h 20 min)

    Rio's "Christ the Redeemer" (25.8 km, 1 h 20 min)

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    #7

    The Mermaid of the Salish Sea (89.7 km, 4 h 13 min)

    The Mermaid of the Salish Sea (89.7 km, 4 h 13 min)

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    KerryMcCullough
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a hippie taking a deuce in a river.

    #8

    Queen Victoria (15.7 km, 56 min)

    Queen Victoria (15.7 km, 56 min)

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    FrançoiseMauchamp
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    9 years ago

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    HOAX ! He draws on maps, no more : MANY lines are straight across blocks instead of along streets !!

    TysonEdwards
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you ever used Strava? When you hit pause and move another location and hit start again, a straight line is drawn where nothing was recorded.

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    Dopey stegosaurus tramples Fernwood (44.4 km, 1 h 56 min)

    Dopey stegosaurus tramples Fernwood (44.4 km, 1 h 56 min)

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    Oun Mey
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    CLICK LINK TO SEE VIDEO http://amazingdominationg.blogspot.com/2016/05/worlds-most-amazing-videos-of-world-2016.html

    #10

    Statue of David

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    #11

    T-Rex terrorizes Beacon Hill Park (37.3 km, 1 h 43 min)

    T-Rex terrorizes Beacon Hill Park (37.3 km, 1 h 43 min)

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    AmirFriedman
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Has no one noticed that the T-Rex is eating C**k st.?

    MineMoe
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Year man...i was just thinking the same... haha:D

    MineMoe
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Year man...i was just thinking the sane... haha:D

    MineMoe
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Year man...i was just thinking the sane ..haha:D

    Blue
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like this guy he likes dinosaurs

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    Alan's Spirit Animal (26.3 km, 1 h 7 min)

    Alan's Spirit Animal (26.3 km, 1 h 7 min)

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    AddisonP.Denney
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry sir but how exactly did you bike across the part of the ocean?

    AmandaWhittaker
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are two bridges Or, he could have also taken the small water taxis that go across there.

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    Maze (76.7 km, 3 h 44 min)

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    Easter Bunny (75.5 km, 3 h 17 min)

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    Enormous orca breaches from Strait of Juan de Fuca (33.2 km, 1 h 35 min)

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    Wicked Witch of the West Coast (85.9 km, 3 h 24 min)

    Wicked Witch of the West Coast (85.9 km, 3 h 24 min)

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    #18

    Thug plucks a gator by the tail from the Salish sea (89.7 km, 3 h 50 min)

    Thug plucks a gator by the tail from the Salish sea (89.7 km, 3 h 50 min)

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    DoyleE
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    did he take a boat? The red line goes over the water.

    #19

    Name Of My City: Eger (hungary)

    Name Of My City: Eger (hungary)

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