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Urban Abstract is a journey across urban space that unfolds in forty, 5 second parts. The journey, in one, two and three dimensions, is a bit like abstract surfing in which the original destination is only reached after a number of seemingly random yet linked detours occur. Points, lines, planes and other abstract elements create a journey through an Urban Abstract. The space between things is as important as intended space, perhaps creating a fourth dimension. Meaningful shapes and purposes occur in this dimension's reality. The concept of "negative space" has meaning here. Nature plays a part as well. To be able to understand and differentiate what is urban one has to understand what is nature.

"Freyfogle advises companies or developers thinking about making the switch to OpenStreetMaps to use Mapstraction, a "javascript mapping abstraction layer" that allows anyone who codes with it to easily switch between ten different mapping services. Building Nestoria in Mapstraction from the very beginning is one of the reasons that the site can be switched off of Google Maps so easily, he notes."