songlines from gpster.net to impakt.nl with love
Songlines is an ongoing experiment in geo-annotation and collaberative cartography. Using handheld computers equipped with global positioning system (GPS) and wireless internet (GPRS), participants can explore the streets of Utrecht, simultaneously experiencing the real world and a world of virtual graffiti. Moving through the real space of Utrecht reveals hidden messages and locative media: text, images, and sound specific to that point in space. Users can also create annotations themselves; every point in space is a virtual canvas.
You can also experience augmented Utrecht through this website. Watch a slideshow of some songline threads; each "X" marks a point of annotation; different colours represent different threads and different types of annotation.
Explore the map of the city where hundreds of annotations are revealed; Click on the points to reveal their contents, or create annotations yourself: leave a message or upload an image, geo-coded to the real space of Utrecht itself.
