Madhya Pradesh: Pedalling Picasso in Indore who created the map of India by pedalling on a special route
Painting the map of India on Indore with a fitness mantra
Republic Day Special
Indore stands number 1 in cleanliness and artworks on walls, but now this Republic day, we have a new Pedalling Picasso in town who created the map of India by pedalling on a special route.
The 25-year-old cyclist Amol Wadhwani created a riding map of India on Indore’s map to celebrate Republic Day of India.
The map of India was made by riding for 28.1 km in Indore. He travelled the distance in two hours. The map of India is a challenging outline to design especially when it is Global Positioning System (GPS) device.
GPS Drawing, also known as GPS Art follows a pre-planned route to create a large-scale picture or pattern.” The .GPX data file recorded during the drawing process is then visualised, usually overlaying it as a line on a map of the area,” Wadhwani said.
He explained that when we track our cycling on mobile, the map of where we go is made. “My attempt was to prepare some way or any image in my mind and then I can make it by cycling on the map of Indore,” Wadhwani said.
He added that it took several weeks to months to plan and create such an image.
“There were quite a few road closures near the corners of India, so I had to innovate, find a route that can fit my bicycle,” Wadhwani said. He also had to find workarounds on the coastal regions and Gujarat dip.
“Luckily, the key bits like the Eastern India went to plan,” Wadhwani said. He added that were a few more issues towards the end – including the crowds, the roads and sudden dead-ends.
“I was less concerned about anything, but I could not divert my route or get creative, because it is after all the map of my country, my pride India,” Wadhwani said.
“If I saw something in the road pattern that looks like Kashmir, Gujarat or Kerala, I went with it. If nothing jumps out, I would try somewhere else, but I often kept coming back to places to see whether I can spot new things,” Wadhwani said.
One thing that helps is that we don’t need to follow a road for the entire piece of art, that restriction would limit complex pieces to only the strongest riders willing to spend an entire day biking around.
Discussing trouble with buildings, Wadhwani said, “If there is a building, hedge or anything else in the way of a line you need drawn, there is one more trick. Pause your tracker at the start of the line, bike around the long way, then resume it at the other end of the line. For most GPS tracking software it will put a straight line between these two points.”
Indore stands number 1 in cleanliness and artworks on walls, but now this Republic day, we have a new Pedalling Picasso in town who created the map of India by pedalling on a special route.
The 25-year-old cyclist Amol Wadhwani created a riding map of India on Indore’s map to celebrate Republic Day of India.
The map of India was made by riding for 28.1 km in Indore. He travelled the distance in two hours. The map of India is a challenging outline to design especially when it is Global Positioning System (GPS) device.
GPS Drawing, also known as GPS Art follows a pre-planned route to create a large-scale picture or pattern.” The .GPX data file recorded during the drawing process is then visualised, usually overlaying it as a line on a map of the area,” Wadhwani said.
He explained that when we track our cycling on mobile, the map of where we go is made. “My attempt was to prepare some way or any image in my mind and then I can make it by cycling on the map of Indore,” Wadhwani said.
He added that it took several weeks to months to plan and create such an image.
“There were quite a few road closures near the corners of India, so I had to innovate, find a route that can fit my bicycle,” Wadhwani said. He also had to find workarounds on the coastal regions and Gujarat dip.
“Luckily, the key bits like the Eastern India went to plan,” Wadhwani said. He added that were a few more issues towards the end – including the crowds, the roads and sudden dead-ends.
“I was less concerned about anything, but I could not divert my route or get creative, because it is after all the map of my country, my pride India,” Wadhwani said.
“If I saw something in the road pattern that looks like Kashmir, Gujarat or Kerala, I went with it. If nothing jumps out, I would try somewhere else, but I often kept coming back to places to see whether I can spot new things,” Wadhwani said.
One thing that helps is that we don’t need to follow a road for the entire piece of art, that restriction would limit complex pieces to only the strongest riders willing to spend an entire day biking around.
Discussing trouble with buildings, Wadhwani said, “If there is a building, hedge or anything else in the way of a line you need drawn, there is one more trick. Pause your tracker at the start of the line, bike around the long way, then resume it at the other end of the line. For most GPS tracking software it will put a straight line between these two points.”