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Lands Directorate
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1980/1989 ?Item number (ISN):389931Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA / ENVIRONNEMENT CANADAAccession:1997-0399Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1980/1989 ?Sponsor:Environment Canada ?Description:Film overview of the work of the Canadian Geographic Information system administered by Environment Canada. It shows: aerial shots of Canada, used to illustrate the complexities of making maps; inside the Energy, Mines and Resources Canada Map Office; the Department of National Defence Map and Chart Depot; rows of maps stored on shelves; different maps used for leisure, urban planning, industry and energy projects; the Vincent Massey Place building; the use of computers in map making and other cartographic tasks; photographing maps; checking maps and then tracing them to change features; early digitizaton of maps; printing maps; transcription onto computer cards; and manual corrections. The computer is able to put geographic features, human-made features and grids onto a map.Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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