Update: The live dot-to-dot maps are on this page.

Today’s 5-country tour was really meant to be a test of the Clarion MiND MID. Unfortunately it didn’t turn up in time (it arrived 3 hours after I left. I’ll test it out next week now.) so instead I did a live map-track with embedded media. Of course, setting yourself a tough driving schedule and then trying to do live media, on your own, doesn’t fit ogether too well so I wasn’t able to give it the attention it required. I learnt a lot though and it will all come in for the event I have planned tomorrow. It’s another GPS-driven event and it’s taking place in Cologne. I’m going to create a dot-to-dot picture by walking around Cologne and registering waypoints. These waypoints will be logged at Ipoki and accompanied by a location-enabled tweet and an image. You could follow me all day and join the dots as you see the tweets but I guess you’ve all got far better things to do. I’ll be uploading each part of the dot-to-dot (it’s a word) as I finish it and you should, if the GPS doesn’t play up, start to see a word form during the day. I’ll put a new post up in the morning so come back regularly to see progress and guess the word.

The whole project relies on me being able to plan the dot-to-dot on Googles ‘my maps’ system and then using it to locate myself within Cologne. The images and tweets don’t need a MID but exporting the data from Ipoki and re-importing it into Google, does. The GPS and a live-feedback from Ipoki about my current location will also be helpful.

I’ll start the dot-to-dot at about 1100 CET so if you’re in Cologne, find me and say ‘Hallo!’

This is my last attempt at a GPS-enabled mashup so hopefully I remember what I’ve learned from previous attempts and make a good job of it. At the very least it will be good exercise for me! On Thursday I travel to Hamburg for something a bit more like real work. I’ll be meeting Nicole and attending MBC09, a Microblogging conference. I’m really interested to see what microbloggers think of the MIDs.

• Wibrain i1 and a Geo-Enabled Media Tour.
• Choosing a location enabled service for the tour. Part 1 – Requirements.
• Choosing a location enabled service for the tour. Part 2 – putting the pieces together.