# Geographic Line-Drawing Apps 'Land Lines' Automatically Generates Map Images to Fit User Sketches By Joey Haar | Published 2016-12-20 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/land-lines References: [archdaily](http://www.archdaily.com/801794/land-lines-trace-an-infinite-path-around-the-planet-using-maps) & [lines.chromeexperiments](https://lines.chromeexperiments.com/) Satellite images give photographs of geography, a plainly scientific endeavor, but 'Land Lines' is a creative game that turns those images into [freely flowing art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drawings-alive). The app, designed by the Data Arts Team and researchers from the Chrome Experiment, immediately processes users [line drawings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sketch-it) and generates sections of [Google Maps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-map-ai-enhancements-google-maps-update-brings-aipowered-exploration) from all around the world to find the geographical feature that most closely matches those lines. Land Lines has two features: Draw and Drag. With the Draw feature, users can pull their cursors along a short section and release, and the app will place the subsequent line on a map in such a way that it matches the local features. Drag, on the other hand, is more random and free flowing, with users dragging a line that moves through randomly generated map squares. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.6/10 - Popularity: 5% | Activity: 5% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Interactive Drawing Apps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a drawing app that integrates with online maps to create interactive and customizable artworks. - **AI-generated Geographic Images:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create an AI-powered tool that analyzes sketches and generates realistic satellite images of the corresponding geographical features. - **Geo-art Social Platforms:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a social media platform where users can showcase and share their artistic creations based on geographical maps and landscapes. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Artificial Intelligence:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Apply AI technology to enhance the accuracy and speed of mapping applications for various industries like urban planning, logistics, and navigation. - **Digital Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the integration of digital art tools and platforms with geographic data to create unique and immersive artistic experiences. - **Tourism and Travel:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop location-based apps that allow travelers to create personalized travel artworks using interactive drawing features and real-time mapping data. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Powered Sketch-To-Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drawingpics.md) - [AI Line Drawing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pencilify-ai.md) - [Sketch-To-Code Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sketch2appio.md) - [AI Powered Mapping Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-maps-builder.md) - [AI Art Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doodle2life.md) - [No-Code Drawing Design Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hatch-draw.md) - [Digital AI-Generated Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/picsart-1.md) - [Geography Guessing Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/topoguesser.md) - [AI Drawing Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sketch-it.md)