The New global geography

United Kingdom, 1991

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Episode number 1 of Series “Spaceship Earth”.
In conjunction with modern computing power, space technology is helping scientists to create global geography. The aim is to discover how Spaceship Earth’s life-support system really works, and how natural and human forces are changing it. Satellites help us to understand our planet, particularly in monitoring global weather patterns which can shift rapidly.

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Credits

producer/director

John Selwyn Gilbert

production company

Antelope Films

Channel Four

Network Television

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1991

Appears in

Spaceship Earth

Group of items

Spaceship Earth

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

306159

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Human ecology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Global Positioning System

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Remote sensing

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Satellites

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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