Crop-Duster Spirographics

Cropduster GPS

IMAGE: GPS patterns of a cropdusting aeroplane, via Mapbox.

Among the public GPS tracks uploaded to OpenStreetMaps is this cropduster spirograph: swirls of pesticide or fertiliser application traced over the landscape in a rhythmic choreography that balances nozzle flow and wind conditions to “paint” the fields below.

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