It was 14th February 2013, Valentine’s Day. Inspired by one Motorola commercial, I set out to walk in a ‘heart shaped’ route, as a Valentine Gift for my beloved wife. The commercial is available at http://youtu.be/iG2DRiQt1b0 and the end result was tracked on Sports Tracker, with me walking in a heart shaped route near Lotus Temple, Delhi, India.
I don’t have a good navigation sense, and rely mostly on GPS/Google Maps/Map My India for my everyday needs. Thus, to accomplish this task I’d specially bought a professional compass to track the directions, and had planned to cover at least 2 kilometers walking/running (though eventually it was restricted to 100 meters, reasons I’ll not delve into).
But, the biggest gain (apart from the delighted beloved, and learning how to use a compass) was that I came across various techniques that are used across the globe to track/plan a route. It’s more awesome than I ever imagined!
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