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The Helava Plotter Affair

Item number (ISN):

218200

Series title:

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Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

218200

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: CBOT FILM LIBRARY

Accession:

1993-0182

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Release date:

1963-05-28

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Production credit:

director, Tom Koch; producer, Patrick Watson; script, John Koch; photography, John Foster; Ian Matheson; John Buss; editing, Bud Neate; sound, Peter Gauer; host Davidson Dunton

Description:

A physicist from the National Research Council (NRC) has developed a revolutionary device for map making. The analytical plotter can produce highly accurate maps from satellite photographs.~Technical explanations and visuals of the computerized device are shown.~The machine was offered to Canadian industry for development and manufacture but no one was interested. An Italian firm bought the invention, manufactured it and is selling the plotter to the United States Defence Department and to the Canadian government.~Industry complained that the development costs were prohibitive and the government is blaming industry for lack of initiative.~The following people are interviewed: Dr. Helava and Dr. Bracket, both of the National Research Council; Douglas Kendal, President, Hunting Survey Corporation of Canada; Jack Freedman, North American representative for the Italian firm manufacturing the plotter; and L.E. Howlit, Head of the Applied Physics division at the National Research Council.

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. 16mm B & W kine neg.~2. See also 16mm comp B & W kine pos. (vault shelf 8309-2188).~3. May be missing program beginning.~4. Splices at 55ft mark, 134ft mark, 890ft.~5. Picture drop-out at 302 ft mark.~6. Promos for Playdate and Empire included.~7. For reference tape see V1 8201-0084.

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Vault ISN:

236211

Format:

FILM

Location number:

9407-0242

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

KINE

Technical description:

NEG

Max. shrinkage:

0.4%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

Restrictions on consultation:

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With written permissions / Avec les permissions écrites

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