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In this paper, we present a novel approach to automated route generation of global positioning system (GPS) artwork. The term GPS artwork describes the generation of drawings by leaving virtual traces on digital maps. Until now, the creation of these images has required a manual planning phase in which an artist designs the route by hand. Once the route for this artwork has been planned, GPS devices have been used to track the movement. Using our solution, the lengthy planning phase can be significantly shortened, thereby opening art creation to a broader public.
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Andre Waschk received his bachelor degree in applied computer science at the Universitt Duisburg-Essen in 2013 followed by a master degree in the same program in 2016.
Jens Krüger studied computer science at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen where he received his diploma in 2002. In 2006 he finished his Ph.D. at the Technische Universitt Mnchen and after postdoctoral positions in Munich, and at the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute he became research assistant professor at the University of Utah. In 2009 he joined the Cluster of Excellence Multimodal Computing and Interaction at Saarland University to head the Interactive Visualization and Data Analysis Group. Since 2013, he has been chair of the High Performance Computing Group at the University of Duisburg-Essen. In addition, he also holds an adjunct professor title of the University of Utah and is a principal investigator of multiple projects in the Intel Visual Computing Institute.
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Waschk, A., Krüger, J. Automatic route planning for GPS art generation. Comp. Visual Media 5, 303–310 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41095-019-0146-z
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