The Writing on the screen

United Kingdom, 1990

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Episode number 6 of Series “The Shape of the world”.
Modern mapping technologies enable us to compile information on everything from earthquakes, AIDS epidemics and mineral exploration to the structure of the human brain. The mapping of our planet’s physical features is now complete, but its future well-being is largely in our hands. Using remote sensing technologies we can map changes in the natural world, and chart the warning signals - but will we use this knowledge to prevent disaster before it is too late?

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Credits

director

Carol Stowe

co-producer

Lois Bianchi

Mark Anderson

production company

Granada Television International

Thirteen

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1990

Appears in

The Shape of the world

Group of items

The Shape of the world

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304137

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Disasters

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Disasters

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Epidemics

History → Disasters

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Imaging systems

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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