Multiplex mechanical stereoplotting equipment was used at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Bendigo. c1950s. Multiplex equipment was imported from the UK in 1951 and introduced in the following year, to accelerate map production output covering CMF training areas at 1:25,000 map scale. Multiplex plotting was a productive advancement replacing the ‘Arundel’ method of graphical plotting planimetric detail that was expensive and slow, especially in timbered mountainous terrain. Air photos were made into small diapositives and mounted on racks in the exact position relative to when the aerial photos were taken. The technicians operated the Multiplex in a darkened room, with one photo projected with a green filter and the other through a red filter to form a 3D view of the overlapping photos. The 3D model projected onto a platen, which was a small platform that was raised up and down. The technician viewed the 3D image with special glasses fitted with red and green lenses. In the centre of the platen was a small pinhole that served as a floating mark, with a vertical pencil located exactly below the pinhole. This tracing table was moved to follow the topographic feature or contour line and draw it on the paper underneath. The technician raising or lowering the platform’s floating mark to match the height of the 3D terrain. It also replaced the slotted template method of mechanical adjustment of strips of aerial photography, however was restricted to each strip rather than between strips in the block. Although the Multiplex was phased out of production in 1968, it was used in the training of photogrammetry and aero-triangulation at the School of Military Survey located at Bonegilla, Victoria until the early 1990s. The history of the Multiplex is covered in more detail with additional historic photographs, in pages 50 to 51 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. This instrument is only one of the projectors of a set and is unfortunately missing its platen, coloured filters and coloured glasses. A cardboard set of glasses is included as an example. Another Multiplex instrument is in the collection as Item 9039.4A black wooden box containing a Multiplex Unit Projector (incomplete). The Multiplex has a Lamp Head, Barrel Housing, Body of the Projector and a Platen which is missing. .1 Protective wooden box .2 Multiplex Instrument .3 Multiplex Instrument Parts Diagram .4 A bank of Multiplex projectors in operation WILLIAMSON MANUFACTURING CO, PHOTOGRAPHIC ENGINEERS, SERIAL NUMBER 3437, TYPE MPC, LITCHFIELD GARDENS, LONDON AND READING.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt

This is a set of 32 aerial photographs of the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo taken in 1991. These photos are indicative of a series of over 70 aerial photos in the collection taken from multiple angles and elevations. It is possible the photographs were taken from a hot air balloon. The approximate date of the photos is based on the existence of the new printing building - Wazgoose Hall and the new records building.This is a set of 32 colour aerial photographs of the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo taken in 1991. Photos .1P and .2P are on photographic paper and scanned at 300 dpi. Photos .3P to .32P are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 2400 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s .1) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the East. .2) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the North. .3) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the SSE. .4) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the NE. .5) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the North. .6) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the South. .7) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the West. .8) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the South. .9) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the SSW. .10) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the SW. .11) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the ESE. .12) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the East. .13) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the WSW. .14) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the SSW. .15) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the South. .16) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the NNE. .17) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the North .18) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the SE. .19) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the SE. .20) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the NNE. .21) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the ESE. .22) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the ENE. .23) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the NE. .24) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the North. .25) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the NW. .26) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the South .27) & 28) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the East. .29) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the NNW. .30) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the WNW .31) & 32) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment taken from the SE.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr

The first four photographs were most likely taken in the 1960 and the fifth in the 1970s at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. As there are no annotations with the photos, the exact dates, locations and names of personnel are unknown. SGT Bob Scaddan appears in the fifth photo taken in the 1970s Photos .1P and .2P. could have been taken in Lithographic Squadron’s retouching room and Photos .3P, .4P and .5P. were probably taken in Cartographic Squadron’s Correcting Section, located in the Attic. Retouching mainly entailed the application of liquid opaque (Plumtree), commonly known as “duff” to cover blemishes such as scratches and spots on film negatives before photographic exposure. Retouching technicians also used specialised techniques such as “needling” to repair faults on the emulsion of map reproduction material. The technician in photo .4P is needling a hydrographic feature on a drainage negative, with a zoom transfer scope projecting a scaled projected aerial photograph as a positional reference. This is a set of five photographs of technicians retouching reproduction material at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1960s. unidentified personnel in Lithographic Squadron. .2) - Photo, black & white, c1960s. unidentified personnel in Lithographic Squadron. .3) - Photo, black & white, c1960s. unidentified personnel in Cartographic Squadron Attic. .4) - Photo, black & white, c1960s. unidentified personnel in Cartographic Squadron Attic. .5) - Photo, black & white, c1970s. SGT Bob Scaddan in Cartographic Squadron..1P to .3P, .5P - annotated “Retouching”royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho, carto

Photos .1P, .2P, and.4P were most likely taken in the 1980s and photos .3P, .5P to .8P in the c1990s at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. Despite lacking annotation on exact dates, locations and personnel, they are positively identified. CPL Ian Nelson in photo .1P is operating a Wild Pug 4 point transfer device in Air Survey Squadron c1980s. Control points were transferred onto the mapping diapositives of aerial photography by drilling their locations into the photographic emulsion. SPR Viv (Hawkins) Doherty in photo .2P, SPR Jeanette Drury-Lane in photo .5P and SGT Sandy Craig are operating a Wild B8 Stereoplotter coupled to a digital workstation in Air Survey Squadron c1994. Topographic features were extracted with the B8 in 3D and feature coded with attributes, using keyboard, menu, keypad and voice inputs to the computer. The features were stored in the AUTOMAP 2 digital database for subsequent cartographic production and printing. CPL Mick Ellis in photo .3P is operating the Optronix 4040 Scanner/Film Writer in Lithographic Squadron c1990s. In scanning mode, compilation sheets were mounted on the drum and scanned. The resultant raster file was vectorized, feature coded with attributes and stored by cartographic technicians in the AUTOMAP 2 database. In film writing mode, digital cartographic files were output at very high resolution for each print colour on photosensitive film, for subsequent finalisation, platemaking and printing.This is a set of eight photographs of technicians operating map production equipment at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. Photo negatives were scanned at 2400 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, c1980s. CPL Ian Nelson operating a Wild Pug 4 point transfer device in Air Survey Squadron. .2) - Photo, colour, c1980s. Wild B8 Aviograph stereoplotter feature extraction, SPR Viv (Hawkins) Doherty in Air Survey Squadron. .3) - Photo, colour, c1990s. CPL Mick Ellis operating the Optronics 4040 Scanner in Lithographic Squadron. .4) - Photo, colour, c1984. AUTOMAP 2 Graphic Edit Workstation, SPR Craig Kellet in Cartographic Squadron. .5) - Photo, colour, c1994. Wild B8 Aviograph stereoplotter feature extraction, SPR Jeanette Drury-Lane in Air Survey Squadron. .6) - Photo, colour, c1994. AUTOMAP 2 Graphic Edit Workstation, L to R: unidentified, SPR Rachel (Stanford) Scott, CPL Chris Wynn in Cartographic Squadron. .7) - Photo, colour, c1994. Wild B8 Aviograph stereoplotter AUTOMAP 2 Graphic Edit Workstation, L to R: unidentified (x2), SGT Sandy Craig in Air Survey Squadron. .8) - Photo, colour, c1994. AUTOMAP 2 Graphic Edit Workstation, L to R: unidentified, SPR Peter Smyth, SPR Frank Savy, SPR Quentin Seecamp, CPL Steve McGuiness in Cartographic Squadron. .1P – no annotations .2P – annotated “Stereoplotter Workstation. The operator has the use of keyboard, menu, keypad and voice for input to the computer. Feedback is given through voice and screen messages.” .3 to .8P – no annotationsroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, air survey, litho, aerotrig, automap 2

These eleven photographs were most likely taken in the 1970s in Lithographic Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. Although Photo .1P is not annotated the remainder have the technician’s name written on the back. The equipment operated by the technicians is not identified. The dates are unknown but most of these photos were probably taken the late 1970s. The main tasks undertaken by the technicians were most likely enlargements, reductions and duplication of map reproduction material, and aerial photography.This is a set of photographs of technicians operating photographic reproduction equipment at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo c1970s. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, unidentified, Lithographic Squadron .2) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Gary Drummond, Lithographic Squadron .3) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, John Scott, Lithographic Squadron .4) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, WILD U4A Diapositive Camera, Bob Chamberlain, Lithographic Squadron. 5) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, WILD U4A Diapositive Camera, Zoe (Lisiewich) Ames, Lithographic Squadron .6) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Garry Hudson, Lithographic Squadron .7) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Garry Hudson, Lithographic Squadron .8) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Garry Hudson, Lithographic Squadron .9) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Mick Ellis, Lithographic Squadron .10) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Col Darch, Lithographic Squadron .11) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Phil Beatty, Lithographic Squadron.1P – no annotation .2 to .11 – personnel names (less rank) annotated on back. royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho

This collection of 13 photos was most likely taken at Lithographic Squadron, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo circa 1982. The main tasks undertaken by technicians in Photo Troop were most likely enlargements, reductions and duplication of map reproduction material, and processing of aerial photography.This is a set of 13 photographs of Photo Troop personnel and equipment from Lithographic Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, 1982. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1982, L to R: unidentified, SPR Brian Fauth, CPL Garry Hudson. .2) - Photo, black & white, c1982, L to R: unidentified, CPL Mick ‘Buddha’ Ellis, CPL Garry Hudson. .3) & .4) - Photo, black & white, c1982, CPL Mick ‘Buddha’ Ellis .5) - Photo, black & white, c1982, SPR Paul Baker. .6) - Photo, black & white, c1982, SPR Brian Fauth, .7) - Photo, black & white, c1982, L to R: unidentified, WO2 Dave Miles, SGT Peter Coombes, unidentified, WO2 Noel ‘Nesty’ Coulthard. .8) - Photo, black & white, c1982, L to R: unidentified, Air Survey Squadron’s CPL Jack Elvard & SGT Greg Byers. .9) - Photo, black & white, c1982, L to R: SPR Paul Baker, CPL Mick Gillham. .10) - Photo, black & white, c1982, L to R: CPL Frank Lenane, CPL Brian Paul, SPR Martin Van De Maele, unidentified (x2). .11) - Photo, black & white, c1982, SGT Garran Hill. .12) - Photo, black & white, c1982, SPR John ’Junior’ Whaling. .13) - Photo, black & white, c1982, L to R: CPL Di Chalmers, SPR Penny Knott, CPL Laurie Justin. No personnel are identifiedroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, litho

This collection of 17 photographs of Air Survey Squadron aerotriangulation equipment and personnel was taken at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, circa 1989. The PDP 11/70 minicomputer was the operating system introduced in 1977 as the mainframe system for the control of the APC4, aerial triangulation block adjustments, SORA OP Analytical Orthophoto control, APR Analytical Terrain Profile Recorder computation, graphics, and general computing. The OMI/Nistri AP/C-3 analytical plotter shown in photo .1P to .6P and .9P was introduced in 1972–1973. The Zeiss (Jena) Stecometer analytic stereocomparator for air photography shown in photo .16P was introduced at Air Survey Squadron in 1963. Aerotriangulation production was expedited using computers for analytical photogrammetric processes. The technician accurately measured between pass, tie, and survey control points on aerial photographs. Wild PUG4 point transfer devices as shown in photo .17P, were introduced in c1968 superseding the PUG2 devices. PUG4 devices were used by technicians to stereoscopically view the photography containing the survey control points and the mapping aerial photography. The Control points were transferred from the control photography to the mapping diapositives of aerial photography by drilling their locations into the photographic emulsion. See item 6195.19P for more photos of aerotriangulation equipment and their operation in map production.This is a set of 17 photographs of Air Survey Squadron aerotriangulation equipment and personnel taken at the Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, circa 1989. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) to .7) - Photo, black & white, c1989, OMI/Nistri APC/3-1 analytical stereoplotter. .8) - Photo, black & white, c1989, miscellaneous aerotriangulation equipment. .9) to.10) - Photo, black & white, c1989, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) 11 VO3-L Superminicomputer, with VT52 DECScope terminal. .11) to .15) - Photo, black & white, c1989, miscellaneous aerotriangulation equipment. .16) - Photo, colour, c1989, Zeiss (Jena) Stecometer, unidentified technician. .17) - Photo, black & white, c1989, Wild PUG4 point transfer device, unidentified technician..1P to .17P – There are no annotationsroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, air survey, aerotrig

This is a set of five photograph of technicians performing map production tasks at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, circa 1990. Photos .1P to .4P were taken either in Air Survey Squadron or Cartographic Squadron.This is a set of five photograph of Map Production performed at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1990. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) to .3) - Photo, black & white, c1990, CPL Greg Honan transfers map annotations from a field check map sheet to a master compilation sheet using a Rotring Isograph ink pen. .4) - Photo, black & white, c1990, SPR Mick Arnott verifies features in 3D with a Casella stereoscope on an overlapped pair of aerial photographs. .5) - Photo, black & white, c1990, SGT Sherri (Dally) Burke working in the AUTOMAP 2 system. .1P to .5P – There are no annotationsroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, automap 2

Multiplex mechanical stereoplotting equipment was used at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Bendigo. c1950s. Multiplex equipment was imported from the UK in 1951 and introduced in the following year, to accelerate map production output covering CMF training areas at 1:25,000 map scale. Multiplex plotting was a productive advancement replacing the ‘Arundel’ method of graphical plotting planimetric detail that was expensive and slow, especially in timbered mountainous terrain. Air photos were made into small diapositives and mounted on racks in the exact position relative to when the aerial photos were taken. The technicians operated the Multiplex in a darkened room, with one photo projected with a green filter and the other through a red filter to form a 3D view of the overlapping photos. The 3D model projected onto a platen, which was a small platform that was raised up and down. The technician viewed the 3D image with special glasses fitted with red and green lenses. In the centre of the platen was a small pinhole that served as a floating mark, with a vertical pencil located exactly below the pinhole. This tracing table was moved to follow the topographic feature or contour line and draw it on the paper underneath. The technician raising or lowering the platform’s floating mark to match the height of the 3D terrain. It also replaced the slotted template method of mechanical adjustment of strips of aerial photography, however was restricted to each strip rather than between strips in the block. Although the Multiplex was phased out of production in 1968, it was used in the training of photogrammetry and aero-triangulation at the School of Military Survey located at Bonegilla, Victoria until the early 1990s. The history of the Multiplex is covered in more detail with additional historic photographs, in pages 50 to 51 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. This instrument is only one of the projectors of a set and is unfortunately missing its coloured filters and coloured glasses. Another instrument is in the collection as Item 9003.4A black wooden box containing a Multiplex Unit Projector (incomplete). The Multiplex has a Lamp Head, Barrel Housing, Body of the Projector and a Platen. .1 Protective wooden box .2 Multiplex Instrument .3 Multiplex Instrument Parts Diagram .4 A bank of Multiplex projectors in operation WILLIAMSON MANUFACTURING CO, PHOTOGRAPHIC ENGINEERS, SERIAL NUMBER 3187, TYPE MPC, LITCHFIELD GARDENS, LONDON AND READING.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt

This collection of seven photos was most likely taken at Lithographic Squadron, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo in c1983. The main tasks undertaken by technicians in Photo Troop were most likely enlargements, reductions and duplication of map reproduction material, and processing of aerial photography.This is a set of seven photographs of Photo Troop personnel and equipment from Lithographic Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1983. The photographs were on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1983, Photo Troop work area, SGT Garran Hill. .2) - Photo, black & white, c1983, Photo Troop work area, L to R: SPR Steve Burke, SGT Garran Hill. .3) - Photo, black & white, c1983, Photo Troop work area, SPR Steve Burke. .4) - Photo, black & white, c1983, Photo Troop work area, WO1 Noel ‘Nesty’ Coulthard. .5) - Photo, black & white, c1983, Photo Troop work area, WO1 Noel ‘Nesty’ Coulthard. .6) - Photo, black & white, c1983, Photo Troop work area, CPL Gary Tremain. .7) - Photo, black & white, c1983, Photo Troop work area, CPL Neville Carr. No personnel are identified.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho

This is a collection of eight photographs of Air Survey Squadron personnel operating aerotriangulation equipment at the Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, c1993. PUG4 devices were used by technicians to stereoscopically view the photography containing the survey control points and the mapping aerial photography. The Control points were transferred from the control photography to the mapping diapositives of aerial photography by drilling their locations into the photographic emulsion. The Zeiss (Jena) Stecometer analytic stereocomparator for air photography shown in photo .1P was introduced at Air Survey Squadron in 1963. Wild PUG4 point transfer devices shown in photos .2P to .4P were introduced in c1968 superseding the PUG2 devices. See item 6195.19P for more photos and descriptions of Air Survey Squadron personnel and aerotriangulation equipment.This is a set of eight photographs of Air Survey Squadron personnel operating aerotriangulation equipment at the Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, c1993. The photographs were on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1993, Zeiss (Jena) Stecometer, SPR Kim Baker. .2) - Photo, black & white, c1993, Wild PUG4 point transfer device, CPL Paul Bouton. .3) to .4) - Photo, black & white, c1993, Wild PUG4 point transfer device, L to R: CPL Darren Scott, CPL Paul Bouton. .5) to .6P) - Photo, black & white, c1993, CPL Doug Willis. .7) - Photo, black & white, c1993, WO2 Noel ‘Macca’ McNamara. .8) - Photo, black & white, c1993, SGT Barry Miller..1P to .8P - There are no annotations.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, aerotrig

This is a set of eight photographs of technicians operating photogrammetric equipment in Air Survey Squadron, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. c1960s to c1980s. The Wild A9 Stereocomparator and Wild B9 stereo plotter were introduced in 1962. The Wild B8 stereo plotter was introduced in 1966. Technicians used the Wild A9 Stereocomparator to accurately measure between pass, tie, and survey control points on aerial photographs. The Wild B9 and B8s were used for plotting topographic detail and contours. These analogue machines were manually controlled by adjusting the control knobs for the orientation of the 3D image. The B9s used a four and a half square, and the B8s used a nine-inch square photo image on a film or glass diapositive which allowed highly accurate extraction of map features. At first, plotting with B8 and B9 stereo plotters was undertaken at the aerial photography scale of 1:80,000 in pencil onto a controlled plotting sheet. Sheets were then inked up and reduced photographically to the 1: 100,000 publication scale for scribe impression production. In the early days topographic detail and contours were plotted with a pencil or ink pen mounted at the far end of the pantograph arm. The plotting procedure was upgraded to direct plotting in ink with photographic reduction to publication scale. In 1975 four B8s were upgraded with tri-axis locaters as part of the Input Sub-system to enable digital extraction to AUTOMAP 1’s topographic database. When AUTOMAP 2 was introduced in 1982 these B8s were upgraded, and additional machines added to expand the Army Survey Regiment’s digital capture capability. This is a set of eight photographs of technicians operating photogrammetric equipment in Air Survey Squadron, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. c1960s to c1980s. Black and white and colour photos are on photographic paper and scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1965. Unidentified technician operating a Wild A9 Stereocomparator. .2) - Photo, black & white, c1965. Unidentified technician operating a Wild B9 stereo plotter. .3) - Photo, black & white, c1967. L to R: Unidentified technician, SPR Ken Jeffery operating a Wild B9 stereo plotter. .4) - Photo, colour, c1974. Unidentified technician, operating a Wild B8 stereo plotter. .5) - Photo, black & white, c1974. Unidentified technician operating a Wild B8 stereo plotter. .6) to .7) - Photo, black & white, c1979. Unidentified technicians operating a Wild B8 stereo plotter. .8) - Photo, black & white, c1985. Unidentified technician in AUTOMAP 2 operating a Wild B8 stereo plotter..1P, .2P, .4P, .5P, .7P – no annotations. .3P – annotated ‘Standing - , Seated SPR Ken Jefferies (sic). .6P – annotated with date ‘1979’ .8P – annotated ‘AUTOMAP 2’royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, air survey, photogrammetry

This is a set of six photographs of stereoscopic equipment and personnel at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1950s to c1960s. The stereoscopes shown in photos .1P and .2P were used to stereoscopically view and interpret features in overlapping aerial photographs. The stereoscopic plotters shown in photos .3P and .4P were used to stereoscopically plot topographic detail from overlapping aerial photographs using a pantograph arm with pencil onto a controlled plotting sheet. The Ryker Model PL-3 Wernstedt-Mahan type stereoscopic plotter shown in photos .5P and .6P was used for precision contouring, planimetry and profiling. It was a comparatively simple stereoscopic mapping instrument designed to use ordinary contact prints of aerial photographs. It provides for plotting on a constant scale and approximate tilt correction but does not provide refinements such as correction for lens distortion. The plotter in Photo .6P does not have its pantograph arm attached. These plotters pre-date the Wild B9 and B8 stereo plotters introduced in the 1960s.This is a set of six photographs of stereoscopic equipment and personnel at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1950s to c1960s. Black and white photos are on photographic paper and were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1950s to c1960s, Universal Stereoscope, unidentified technician. .2) - Photo, black & white, c1950s to c1960s, Old Delft Scanning Stereoscopes, unidentified technicians. .3) - Photo, black & white, c1950s to c1960s, Unidentified stereoscopic plotters and technicians. .4) - Photo, black & white, c1950s to c1960s, Unidentified stereoscopic plotter, CPL Bill Shapcott. .5) and .6) - Photo, black & white, c1950s to c1960s, Ryker Model PL-3 stereoscopic plotter.Photo .4P is annotated on back - ‘Bill Shapcott (CPL)’royal australian survey corps, army svy regt, rasvy, army survey regiment, fortuna, asr, air survey, photogrammetry

This collection of 14 photos were taken at Lithographic Squadron, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo probably in the 1960s and 1970s. The main tasks undertaken by technicians in Photo Troop were most likely enlargements, reductions and duplication of map reproduction material, and processing of aerial photography. The equipment operated by the technicians is the KLIMCH camera. The main tasks undertaken by the technicians were most likely enlargements and reductions of map reproduction material. The KLIMSCH Commodore camera was introduced in 1953 and was the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. It was replaced with a new model of the same size in 1979. The new model with its computer-based interface provided productivity gains with improved speed and its consistent results led to less wastage in time and materials. See items 6057.8P, 6056.11P and 6058.8P for more information and photos on Photo Troop equipment and personnel. There is more information on the KLIMSCH Commodore camera, on pages 70 and 120 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. This collection of 14 photos were taken in Photo Troop, Lithographic Squadron, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo probably in the 1960s and 1970s. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1960s, KLIMSCH Commodore camera, unidentified technicians. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1960s, KLIMSCH Commodore camera, unidentified technician. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1960s, KLIMSCH Commodore camera. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1960s, KLIMSCH Commodore camera, unidentified technician. .5) - Photo, black & white, 1960s, KLIMSCH Commodore camera. .6) - Photo, black & white, 1960s, KLIMSCH Commodore camera, unidentified technicians. .7) - Photo, colour, 1970s, KLIMSCH Commodore camera, unidentified technicians. .8) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, WILD U4A Diapositive Camera, SPR Garry Hudson. .9) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, Photographic camera enlarger, SPR Garry Hudson. .10) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, Photographic camera enlarger, Phil Beaty. .11) - Photo, black & white, 1979, Film developer, SGT Garren Hill. .12) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, Film contact frame. .13) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, LogEtronics Contact Printer. .14) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, Tri-stud registered map separations with composite black negative on top.No personnel are identified. .11P annotated ‘1979’. .13P and .14P annotated ‘orthophoto’royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho

This collection of 10 photos was most likely taken at Lithographic Squadron, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo in 1988. The main tasks undertaken by technicians in Photo Troop were most likely enlargements, reductions and duplication of map reproduction material, and processing of aerial photography.This is a set of 10 photographs of Photo Troop personnel and equipment from Lithographic Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, 1988. The photographs were on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1988, BARCRO work area, SPR Gary Sievers. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1988, KLIMSCH Commodore camera, CPL Mick Gillham. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1988, KLIMSCH Commodore camera, CPL Mick Gillham. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1988, WILD U4A Diapositive Camera, SPR Rob Jones. .5) - Photo, black & white, 1988, WILD U4A Diapositive Camera, SPR Rob Jones. .6) - Photo, black & white, 1988, WILD U4A Diapositive Camera, SPR Rob Jones. .7) - Photo, black & white, 1988, WILD U4A Diapositive Camera, SPR Rob Jones. .8) - Photo, black & white, 1988, WILD U4A Diapositive Camera, SPR Rob Jones. .9) - Photo, black & white, 1988, Photographic camera enlarger, unidentified technician. .10) - Photo, black & white, 1988, SUPER CHROMEGA F Photographic camera enlarger. No personnel are identifiedroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho

This collection of four photos was most likely taken at Lithographic Squadron, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo in 1988. Orthophoto mapping provided the Survey Corps with the capability to produce map products quickly in the event of a crisis. These are four photographs of equipment used by the Army Survey Regiment to produce orthophotomaps. The OR1 orthophoto projector and workstation was introduced in the mid-1980s. It was the second-generation equipment used to orthorectify colour and monochrome film aerial photography, replacing the system introduced in 1973. Orthorectification is the process of removing geometric distortions and scale errors/variations from images. Images have tilt and relief distortions that make it difficult to compare accurately a map and an image of the same geographic area. Once an image is orthorectified, features on the image are shown in their planimetric locations. These four photographs of orthorectification equipment in operation were taken at the Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, 1988. The photographs were on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) to .4) - Photo, black & white, 1988, WILD OR-1 Orthorectification Workstation, SPR Carmel (Butler) Fauth.No personnel are identifiedroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho

This set of three photographs was taken the 30th of August 1982 during a visit to the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo by the Deputy Chief of the General Staff - Major General David Frederick Walter Engel AO, OBE. As there are no annotations on the photo, the name of the Brigadier is unknown. LTCOL Peter Eddy was the CO of the Army Survey Regiment from 1981 to 1992 and handed over to LTCOL Jorge Gruszka, who commanded the unit from 1982 to 1985.This is set of three photographs taken on the occasion of a visit to the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo by the Deputy Chief of the General Staff - Major General David Frederick Walter Engel AO, OBE on the 30th of August 1982. The black and white photograph was printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographic print was scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1982. Map production brief - L to R: unidentified Brigadier, unidentified visitor in background, MAJGEN David Engel AO OBE, CO LTCOL Peter Eddy. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1982. MAJGEN David Engel AO OBE views stereo aerial photography on a Wild B8 stereo plotter. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1982. Aerial photography brief - L to R: MAJGEN David Engel AO OBE, CO LTCOL Peter Eddy..1P to .3P –No personnel are identified. ‘Visit to ASR by MAJGEN Engel 30 Aug 1982’ annotated on cover sleeve.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna

This is a set of 14 photographs of a visit to the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo on the 5th of June 1979 by the Chief of the General Staff (CGS) Lieutenant General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE, CB. He was accompanied by his wife. They were escorted through the production areas of the Army Survey Regiment by the CO LTCOL Bob Skitch. Lieutenant General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE, CB was an esteemed Australian Army officer, who was CGS from 1977 to 1982. Upon retirement from the Army in 1982, he was appointed to the position of Governor of South Australia from 1982 to 1991. LTCOL Bob Skitch was the CO of the Army Svy Rgt from 1976 to 1980. Also featuring in these photos is MAJ Peter Eddy, who was the OC of Air Survey Squadron. He was later promoted to LTCOL and was CO of the Army Svy Rgt from 1981 to 1982. See item 6035.9P for photos of the CGS’s presentation of the Defence Force Service Medal to four recipients.This is a set of 14 photographs of a visit by the Chief of the General Staff to the Army Survey Regiment Fortuna, Bendigo on the 5th of June 1979. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. They were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black and white, 1979. Tour of Air Survey Squadron. L to R: unidentified, LTGEN General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE, CB; OC MAJ Peter Eddy, unidentified. .2) - Photo, black and white, 1979. Tour of Air Survey Squadron. LTGEN General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE, CB; views 3D stereoscopic aerial photography on a Zeiss (Jena) Stecometer. OC MAJ Peter Eddy is on his right. .3) - Photo, black and white, 1979. Tour of Air Survey Squadron. L to R: unidentified, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, OC MAJ Peter Eddy, LTGEN General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE CB viewing an aerial photograph. WO1 Brian Mead and others are operating a Wild PUG4 point transfer device. .4) - Photo, black and white, 1979. Enlargement of photo .3). Tour of Air Survey Squadron. L to R: unidentified, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, OC MAJ Peter Eddy, LTGEN General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE CB viewing an aerial photograph. .5) - Photo, black and white, 1979. Tour of Air Survey Squadron. LTGEN General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE, CB; and unidentified technician view 3D stereoscopic aerial photography on a Wild B8 stereo plotter. .6) - Photo, black and white, 1979. Tour of Air Survey Squadron. L to R: OC MAJ Peter Eddy LTGEN General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE CB; CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, view the output of a verification plot on an AUTOMAP 1 Gerber 1442 drum plotter. .7) - Photo, black and white, 1979. Tour of Air Survey Squadron. L to R: CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, unidentified aide de camp officer, LTGEN General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE CB; OC MAJ Peter Eddy discuss aero triangulation planning documents. CAPT Don Maskew in background. .8) - Photo, black and white, 1979. Tour of Cartographic Squadron. L to R: CPL Dennis Learmonth, acting OC CAPT Bob Roche, CAPT Eddy Schulze, LTGEN General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE CB; SSGT John ‘JB’ Barrie discuss cartographic map compilation procedures .9) - Photo, black and white, 1979. Tour of Cartographic Squadron. L to R: Tech WO WO1 Roger Rix, acting OC CAPT Bob Roche, CAPT Eddy Schulze, unidentified visitor, Mrs Dunstan with examples of map products. .10) - Photo, black and white, 1979. Tour of Cartographic Squadron. L to R: CPL Terry Danger, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, LTGEN General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE CB; discuss terrain embossing (hill shading) procedures. .11) - Photo, black and white, 1979. Tour of Cartographic Squadron. L to R: CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, LTGEN General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE CB; acting OC CAPT Bob Roche, SSGT Dick Manley, CAPT Don Maskew and CAPT Steve Cooper in background. SPR Cheryl Lofthouse is retouching blemishes on a map separation film negative. .12) - Photo, black and white, 1979. Tour of Lithographic Squadron. L to R: CAPT Stan Vote, unidentified aide de camp officer, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, LTGEN General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE CB; MAJ Sam Schwartz EXCH-US, LT John Harrison discuss bulk map printing processes with an Ultra-MAN-III Printing Press. .13) - Photo, black and white, 1979. Officers Mess L to R: LTGEN General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE CB; with CO LTCOL Bob Skitch. .14) - Photo, black and white, 1979. Officers Mess L to R: MAJ Peter Eddy, LTGEN General Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE CB..1P to .14P – no annotationsroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr

This is a photograph of Air Survey Squadron, one of the Army Survey Regiment’s four squadrons, taken at Fortuna, Bendigo, c1988. Air Survey Squadron’s main functions were aerotriangulation and digital photogrammetric extraction of 3D topographic features from aerial photography, using Wild B8s coupled to the AUTOMAP 2 computer system.This is a photograph of Air Survey Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1988. The photograph was printed on photographic paper and is part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photograph was scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1988: Back Row L to R: SPR Mark Linwood, SPR Trevor Roddam, SPR Noel Brinsmead, CPL Mark Lander, CPL Frank Downie, SPR Sandy Craig 3th Row L to R: SPR Steve Rundle, unidentified, Darren Wilkinson, CPL Dave Longbottom, SPR Max Watson, unidentified, SGT Paul Hopes, unidentified. 2nd Row L to R: SGT John ‘Shep’ Shepherd, SPR Paul Boulton, SPR Stuart Bowd, SPR Paula (Golding) Brinsmead, SPR Jo Otto, CPL Steve Coulson, SPR Steve Linane, CPL Chris ‘Charlie’ Brown. Front Row L to R: SSGT Bruce ‘Hap’ Hammond, WO2 Barry Lutwyche, LT Struan Robinson, SSM WO1 Alan Hancox, OC MAJ Peter Clark, LT Simon Buckpitt, WO2 Neil ‘Ned’ Kelly, SSGT Noel ‘Macca’ McNamara.No personnel are identifiedroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, air survey

This is a photograph of Photo Troop, Lithographic Squadron; one of the Army Survey Regiment’s four squadrons, at Fortuna, Bendigo, December 1989. The main tasks undertaken by Photo Troop’s technicians were most likely photographic enlargements, reductions and duplication of map reproduction material, and processing of aerial photography.This is a photograph of Photo Troop Lithographic Squadron, Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, 1989. The colour photograph was printed on photographic paper and is part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photograph was scanned at 300 dpi. Back Row L to R: Rob Bogumil, Kevin ‘Chuck’ Berry, Andrew ‘Morrie’ Morrison-Evans, Scott Cameron, Greg Howell, unidentified, Damien Cole, Doug Whiteside, Warren ‘Waldo’ Shirley, Steve Burke, Paul Baker, Bob Garritty, Frank Lenane, Bill Jones. Front Row L to R: John Bragg, Ken Peters, Gavin Craggs, Michelle Withers, Penny Knott, Di Chalmers, Geoff Webb, unidentified, Darren ‘Barney’ Maher, Terry King. No personnel are identified. Annotated on back with ‘Photo Troop Dec 1989’royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho

These five photographs of map production and the car park area were taken at Fortuna, Bendigo, c1980s. The first three photographs were taken in Air Survey Squadron, where aerotriangulation and digital photogrammetric extraction of topographic features from aerial photography were undertaken. Photo .4P was taken in Cartographic Squadron’s Correcting Section, located in the Attic. The technicians were probably involved in a rapid response map production, as they all were wearing field uniforms. The Army Survey Regiment’s Duty Room, RAP and Carpark appear in Photo .5P. It was probably taken from the top steps near the SGT’s accommodation block in 1986. Photos .4P and .5P are also published with item 6395.17P.This is a set of five photograph of Map Production and car park, at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1980s. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and is part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. Photograph .1P was scanned at 200 dpi. The others were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1980s: CPL Marrianne (Van De Zee) De Groot measuring aerial photographs with a stecometer. .2) - Photo, colour, c1980s: Two unidentified technicians assessing a flight line diagram. .3) - Photo, black & white, c1980s: SPR Scheryl Delforce digitising map features on an AUTOMAP 1 Graticon table. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1986: L to R: CPL Andy Lucas, SPR Chris Gordon, unidentified, SPR Jan (Crighton) Minchin, SPR Robin Marshall, CPL Frank Downie, SPR Gayle Humphrey, unidentified technicians in the Attic, Fortuna. .5) - Photo, black & white, 1986: Army Survey Regiment Duty Room, RAP and Carpark at Fortuna. .1P - Annotated on back ‘Maryanne Degroot’ .2P, .4P to .5P – no annotation .3P - Annotated on back ‘Scheryl Delforce’royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, air survey, carto, aerotrig

This is a set of four photograph of Camera Section, Lithographic Squadron, one of the Army Survey Regiment’s four squadrons, at Fortuna, Bendigo in 1976, 1978 and 1979. The main tasks undertaken by Camera Section’s technicians were photographic enlargements, reductions and duplication of map reproduction material, and processing of aerial photography. Photo .2P and its enlargement (.3P) was taken with Camera Section in front of the Klimsch Commodore camera on the 5th of October 1978, before its decommissioning. It was replaced with a new Klimsch model with computerised control, improved speed and consistent controlled output.This is a set of four photograph of Camera Section, Lithographic Squadron, Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, c1970s. The black and white photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1976, Back Row L to R: unidentified, Garry Hudson, unidentified, Greg Kidman, unidentified, Bob Chamberlain, Mick ‘Buddha’ Ellis, Zoe (Lisiewich) Ames, Bill Jones, Trevor Osborne, Dave Miles, Chris Osborne. Front Row L to R: Frank Lenane, Gavin Neilson, Joanne Green, Warren ‘Waldo’ Shirley, Peter Coombes, John Nicholls. .2) & .3) - Photo, black & white, 5th Oct 1978, Back Row L to R: CPL Bob Chamberlain, Greg Kidman, SSGT George Graham, Chris Osborne, John Nicholls, Frank Lenane, Terry Edwards, Bill Jones, CAPT Gary Kenney, Peter Imeson. Front Row L to R: CPL Warren ‘Waldo’ Shirley, SPR Mick ‘Buddha’ Ellis, CPL Garran Hill. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1979, Back Row L to R: WO2 George Graham, CAPT Stan Vote, Peter Imeson, Gary Tremain, Penny Knott, Zoe (Lisiewich) Ames, Di Chalmers, Rob Bogumil, Bill Jones, Rhys De Laine, Brian Fauth, John McCracken. Front Row L to R: SGT Ralph Chant, SGT Garran Hill, CPL Gavin Neilson, Frank Lenane, Paul Baker, SSGT Trevor Osborne.No personnel are identified. Each photo is annotated on the front. .1P annotated ‘1976’ .2P &.3P annotated ‘CAMERA SECT 5 Oct 1978 The Last of the old Klimsch’ .3P annotated ‘Camera ‘79’royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho

This collection of five photos was most likely taken in 1980. Wild PUG4 point transfer devices were used by technicians in Air Survey Squadron to stereoscopically view the photography containing the survey control points and the mapping aerial photography. The Control points were transferred from the control photography to the mapping diapositives of aerial photography by drilling their locations into the photographic emulsion. The Zeiss (Jena) Stecometer analytic stereocomparator for air photography was introduced at Air Survey Squadron in 1963. Aerotriangulation production was expedited using computers for analytical photogrammetric processes. The technician accurately measured between pass, tie, and survey control points on aerial photographs.Air Survey Squadron Aerotriangulation Section - Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo. c1980. This is a set of five photographs of Air Survey Squadron personnel operating aerotriangulation equipment at the Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, c1980. Photographs .1P to .4P are on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 96 dpi. Black and white photo .5P is on photographic paper and was scanned at 300 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1980, Wild PUG4 point transfer device, unidentified technician. .2) - Photo, black & white, c1980, Wild PUG4 point transfer device, unidentified technician. .3) - Photo, black & white, c1980, Wild PUG4 point transfer device, unidentified technician. .4) - Photo, black & white, c1980, Zeiss (Jena) Stecometer, unidentified technician. .5) - Photo, black & white, c1980, Zeiss (Jena) Stecometer..1P to .5P No personnel are identified.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, air survey, aerotrig

This is a set of six staff photographs of the Army Survey Regiment’s Officers, Warrant Officers and Sergeants, and each of its four Squadrons at Fortuna, Bendigo in December 1982. Note - Air Survey Squadron’s photo was probably taken in July 1982 as they appear in winter dress. Air Survey Squadron was responsible for aerotriangulation, photogrammetric feature extraction and the AUTOMAP 1 system. Typical tasks were flight planning the acquisition of aerial photography, pugging, mensuration and block adjustments, photogrammetric extraction of topographic features from aerial photography, digital feature editing, map compilation, operating the scanner/plotter, operating the AUTOMAP 1 system and computer programming by civilians. Cartographic Squadron was responsible for the production of the following military products: Joint Operation Graphics, small-scale RAAF Air Charts, large-scale topographic line maps and orthophotomaps. Cartographic technician tasks were scribing, compiling, retouching, masking, type setting, type stickup, terrain embossing, correcting and proving quality control. Headquarters Squadron was responsible for the planning and coordination of map production and contracts. It also performed administrative and support functions such as personnel administration, pay, finance, transportation, records, map Library, kitchens, messes and facility maintenance. It was staffed by Army personnel from RASvy, RACT, AACC, RAAOC and RAEME corps. Other supporting staff at this time included the RAAF Liaison Officer, RAN Liaison Officer and several civilians employed in administration, the Q-Store and grounds maintenance. A component of the Army Svy Regt’s cartographic map production was carried out by the Detachment, a sub-unit located at Bonegilla next to the School of Military Survey. Lithographic Squadron was responsible for the reproduction of map materials and printing of military map products. The main tasks undertaken by photographic technicians were photographic enlargements, reductions and duplication of map reproduction material and processing of aerial photography. Printing technician tasks included platemaking, offset printing, map stock despatching and proofing.This is a set of six staff photographs of the Army Survey Regiment’s Officers, Warrant Officers and Sergeants, and its four Squadrons, at Fortuna, Bendigo, 1982. The black and white photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photograph was scanned at 300 dpi. No personnel are identified. No personnel are identified. .1P – Annotated on front “OFFICERS MESS DEC ’82” .2P – Annotated on back “SGTS MESS DEC ’82” .4P– Annotated on front “CARTO SQN DEC ’82” .5P– Annotated on front “HQ SQN DEC ’82”royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, air survey, carto, litho

This collection of 18 photos was most likely taken at Lithographic Squadron, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo in 1986. The main tasks undertaken by technicians in Photo Troop were most likely enlargements, reductions and duplication of map reproduction material, and processing of aerial photography.This is a set of 18 photographs of Photo Troop personnel and equipment from Lithographic Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, 1986. The photographs were on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Film developer. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Chromalin Proof equipment. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1986, KLIMSCH Commodore camera. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1986, KLIMSCH Commodore camera operator’s console. .5) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Film contact frame. .6) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Film processing chemicals. .7) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Unidentified technician. .8) - Photo, black & white, 1986, L to R: Unidentified technician, SPR Russell Pajank, SPR Carmel (Butler) Fauth. .9) - Photo, black & white, 1986, SPR Carmel (Butler) Fauth. .10) - Photo, black & white, 1986, SPR Carmel (Butler) Fauth. .11) - Photo, black & white, 1986, L to R: CPL Paul Baker, SGT Rob Bougumil. .12) - Photo, black & white, 1986, CPL Paul Baker. .13) - Photo, black & white, 1986, CPL Paul Baker. .14) - Photo, black & white, 1986, L to R: CPL Paul Baker, CPL Brian Paul. .15) - Photo, black & white, 1986, L to R: CPL Frank Lenane, SGT Rob Bougumil. .16) - Photo, black & white, 1986, CPL Brian Fauth. .17) - Photo, black & white, 1986, WO1 Trevor Osborne. .18) - Photo, black & white, 1986, L to R: SPR Kerron South, SGT Rob Bogumil.No personnel are identifiedroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho

These four photos of RaSVY personnel were taken inside the Records Hut, one of Headquarters Squadron’s work areas at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna probably in 1986. This building was located near the basketball court and probably at that time, held aerial photography archives, flight planning records, production data folders and final colour separated negatives of published maps.This is a set of two photographs of Records Hut personnel from Headquarters Squadron, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, 1986. The photographs were on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Records Hut – SPR Brett Treneman. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Records Hut – LCPL Bob Sheppard. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Records Hut – L to R: LCPL Bob Sheppard, SPR Brett Treneman. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Records Hut – L to R: LCPL Bob Sheppard, SPR Brett Treneman.No personnel are identifiedroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr

This collection of 19 photos was most likely taken in 1979 in Air Survey Squadron. The PDP 11/70 minicomputer shown in photos .2P to .3P was the operating system introduced in 1977 as the mainframe system for the control of the APC4, aerial triangulation block adjustments, SORA OP Analytical Orthophoto control, APR Analytical Terrain Profile Recorder computation, graphics, and general computing. The Zeiss (Jena) Stecometer analytic stereocomparator for air photography shown in photos .5P to .9P was introduced at Air Survey Squadron in 1963. Aerotriangulation production was expedited using computers for analytical photogrammetric processes. The technician accurately measured between pass, tie, and survey control points on aerial photographs. The OMI/Nistri AP/C-3 analytical plotter shown in photos .10P and .11P was introduced in 1972–1973. Photo .11P shows a coordinatorgraph attached to the AP/C-3. The Zeiss D2 Planimat Stereoplotter shown in photo .12P was used for analytical orthophoto control. Wild PUG4 point transfer devices shown in photos .17P to .19P were introduced in c1968 superseding the PUG2 devices. PUG4 devices were used by technicians to stereoscopically view the photography containing the survey control points and the mapping aerial photography. The Control points were transferred from the control photography to the mapping diapositives of aerial photography by drilling their locations into the photographic emulsion.See item 9045.17P for more photos of aerotriangulation equipment and their operation in map production.This is a set of 19 photographs of Air Survey Squadron personnel operating aerotriangulation equipment at the Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, c1979. Black and white photos are on photographic paper and were scanned at 300 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1979, Aerotriangulation tasks, unidentified technicians. .2) to .3) - Photo, black & white, c1979, PDP-11 minicomputers tasks, unidentified technician. .4) - Photo, black & white, c1979, Aerotriangulation tasks, unidentified technician. .5) - Photo, colour, c1979, Zeiss (Jena) Stecometer, unidentified technician. .6) to.9) - Photo, black & white, c1979, Zeiss (Jena) Stecometer, unidentified technician. .10) - Photo, black & white, c1984, OMI/Nistri APC/3-1 analytical stereoplotter, SPR Kristin (Isaac) Skidmore. .11) - Photo, colour, c1979, OMI/Nistri APC/3-1 analytical stereoplotter, unidentified technician. .12) - Photo, colour, c1979, Zeiss D2 Planimat Stereoplotter, unidentified technician. .13) - Photo, black & white, c1979, Aerotriangulation tasks, unidentified technician. .14) - Photo, black & white, c1979, Aerotriangulation tasks, unidentified technician. .15) - Photo, black & white, c1979, Aerotriangulation tasks, CPL Ken Talbot-Smith .16) - Photo, black & white, c1979, Aerotriangulation tasks, SPR David Jobe. .17) - Photo, black & white, c1979, Wild PUG4 point transfer device, WO2 Brian Mead. .18) - Photo, black & white, c1979, Wild PUG4 point transfer device, CPL Andy Wilson. .19) - Photo, black & white, c1979, Wild PUG4 point transfer device, unidentified technician..5P is annotated ‘OMI-Nistri AP/C Analytical Plotter’ and ’Topo 36’. .12P is annotated ‘Zeiss Jena Stecometer Stereocomparator’ and ’Topo 35’. There are no annotations on the other photos.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, aerotrig, air survey

This is a set of five photographs of Multiplex mechanical stereoplotting equipment at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Bendigo. c1950s. Multiplex equipment was imported from the UK in 1951 and introduced in the following year, to accelerate map production output covering CMF training areas at 1:25,000 map scale. Multiplex plotting was a productive advancement replacing the ‘Arundel’ method of graphical plotting planimetric detail that was expensive and slow, especially in timbered mountainous terrain. Air photos were made into small diapositives and mounted on racks in the exact position relative to when the aerial photos were taken. The technicians operated the Multiplex in a darkened room, with one photo projected with a green filter and the other through a red filter to form a 3D view of the overlapping photos. The 3D model projected onto a platen, which was a small platform that was raised up and down. The technician viewed the 3D image with special glasses fitted with red and green lenses. In the centre of the platen was a small pinhole that served as a floating mark, with a vertical pencil located exactly below the pinhole. This tracing table was moved to follow the topographic feature or contour line and draw it on the paper underneath. The technician raising or lowering the platform’s floating mark to match the height of the 3D terrain. It also replaced the slotted template method of mechanical adjustment of strips of aerial photography, however was restricted to each strip rather than between strips in the block. Although the Multiplex was phased out of production in 1968, it was used in the training of photogrammetry and aero-triangulation at the School of Military Survey located at Bonegilla, Victoria until the early 1990s. The history of the Multiplex is covered in more detail with additional historic photographs, in pages 50 to 51 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4.This is a set of five photographs of Multiplex mechanical stereoplotting equipment at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. c1950s. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1950s, unidentified personnel operating Multiplex equipment. .2) - Photo, black & white, c1950s, Multiplex equipment. .3) - Photo, black & white, c1950s, Multiplex components identified. .4) - Photo, black & white, c1950s, Multiplex optical components. .5) - Photo, black & white, c1950s. Unidentified technician laying down individual Multiplex plots..1P to .2P, .4P – No annotations. .3P annotations identifying Multiplex components on front of photo. .5P annotated on front ‘Lay down of individual Multiplex plots at 1/14000 to framework of master grid to form Composite Compilation Sheet – Material Duralex.’royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, photogrammetry

Orthophoto mapping provided the Survey Corps with the capability to produce map products quickly in the event of a crisis. These are four photographs of equipment used by the Army Survey Regiment to produce orthophotomaps. The Wild GZ1 orthophoto projector shown in photo.1P was introduced in 1973 and was the first equipment used to orthorectify colour and monochrome film aerial photography. Height profiles were originally produced on a PEB8 Stereo profiler and later were software generated. Photos of the PEB8 are available in Victorian Collections item 6222.17P, photos .5P and .6P. In the same era the IBM 1130 computer; OMI/Nistri AP/C-3 analytical plotter with coordinatograph, OP/C orthophoto projector and Zeiss Planimat D2 stereoplotters were introduced. Orthorectification is the process of removing geometric distortions and scale errors/variations from images. Images have tilt and relief distortions that make it difficult to compare accurately a map and an image of the same geographic area. Once an image is orthorectified, features on the image are shown in their planimetric locations. The WILD OR1 orthophoto projector and workstation shown in photos .2P to.4P was introduced in the mid-1980s. It was the second-generation equipment used to orthorectify colour and monochrome film aerial photography, replacing the system introduced in 1973. See items 6124.5P and 6133.4P for more photographs of orthorectification equipment.These four photographs of orthorectification equipment were taken at the Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, c1975 and c1988. The photos are on 35mm colour slides and scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, colour, c1975, Wild GZ1 orthophoto projector. .2) - Photo, colour, c1988, WILD OR-1 unrectified colour photo in carrier, orthorectified and re-scaled colour image. .3) & .4) - Photo, colour, c1988, WILD OR-1 Orthorectification Workstation.1P to .4P – Some of the equipment is annotated on the frame of the 35mm slides.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, asr, army svy regt, fortuna