locative

Any image or sequence recorded creates a simultaneous and parallel record of the exact GPS location where it was shot, which is fixed on the screen. Like the Time Code, which fixes us to Hours, Minutes, Seconds and Frames we are approaching the era of Place Code - a Longitude, Latitude reference to fuse into the mix of information about our recorded image. This is an intriguing and fascinating prospect.

Blogmapper lets you associate blog entries with hot spots on a map. When you click on the spots, the entries appear. View the graffiti blog and you'll see exactly what we mean. Blogmapper can be used to map and log anything anywhere, including your travels, and the places and things that interest you. Anyone with access to the web can do this - neither mapping expertise nor software installation is required.

from mapsproject : the conventional function of a map is to contain universal symbols and keys; icons that people will recognize as streets, monuments, etc. As in organized tours, they emphasize what is commonly thought of as interesting and important.

i collect personal maps people draw. one's memory and perception of a place is very personal, so each is a reflection, however small or large, of how the individual connects to their environment: knowing, organizing, and understanding it.

"Obsessive

"Obsessive

Uncharted Territory:
Subjective Mapping by Artists and Cartographers
March 5- April 14, 2004

Jennifer Bartlett, Doug Beube, Jonathan Callan, Maria Martinez-Ca

Published in Internationale Situationniste #2, 1958