A look at the ‘Canada Land Inventory Geo-information System’, a computer system used to help manage and develop Canadian land. Shows the computer’s capacity for storing information, correlating and interpreting facts, and converting data into maps and diagrams. Photographed by Martin Duckworth, Jacques Foges and Kjeld Nielsen; animation by Donald Stearn; edited by Arthur Lipsett; sound by Sidney Pearson and George Croll; narrated by Richard Gilbert.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002645
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cartography
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Map drawing
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Maps
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land use
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Canada
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Maps
Crafts & Visual Arts → Cartography
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Computers
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)