Chart before the course

Australia, 1979

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Episode of Series “Maps and Map Reading”.
We follow the mapmaking process from the first aerial photographs through photogrammetric drawings to the final print stage. Among the points discussed are contour lines, grid references and magnetic variations.

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Credits

director

Barry Pierce

producer

Anne Whitehead

production company

Tasmanian Film Corporation

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1979

Appears in

Maps and Map Reading

Group of items

Maps and Map Reading

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014392

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Aerial photography

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cartography

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Maps

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Maps

Crafts & Visual Arts → Aerial photography

Crafts & Visual Arts → Cartography

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Maps

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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