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Photograph - Army Survey Regiment Map Production Equipment, c1980s, c1990s

  • CPL Ian Nelson performing point transfer on a Pug 4 c1980s

    CPL Ian Nelson operating a Wild Pug 4 point transfer device c1980s

  • SPR Viv (Hawkins) Doherty extracting topographic features with a Wild B8 workstation in AUTOMAP 2 c1980s

    SPR Viv (Hawkins) Doherty operating a Wild B8 photogrammetric workstation c1980s

  • CPL Mick Ellis operating the Optronics Scanner/Film Writer c1990s

    CPL Mick Ellis operating the Optronics 4040 Scanner/Film Writer c1990s

  • SPR Craig Kellet operating a AUTOMAP 2 Graphic Edit Workstation in Cartographic Squadron, c1984

    SPR Craig Kellet operating a AUTOMAP 2 Graphic Edit Workstation, c1984

  • SPR Jeanette Drury-Lane extracting topographic features with a Wild B8 workstation in AUTOMAP 2 c1994.

    SPR Jeanette Drury-Lane operating a Wild B8 photogrammetric workstation c1994.

  • L to R: unidentified, SPR Rachel (Stanford) Scott, CPL Chris Wynn operating AUTOMAP 2 Graphic Edit Workstations c1994.

    L to R: unidentified, SPR Rachel (Stanford) Scott, CPL Chris Wynn editing topographic features on AUTOMAP 2 Graphic Edit Workstations, c1994.

  • L to R: unidentified (x2), SGT Sandy Craig capturing topographic features with Wild B8 workstations in AUTOMAP 2 c1994.

    L to R: unidentified (x2), SGT Sandy Craig extracting topographic features with Wild B8 workstations in AUTOMAP 2 c1994.

  • CPL Ian Nelson performing point transfer on a Pug 4 c1980s
  • SPR Viv (Hawkins) Doherty extracting topographic features with a Wild B8 workstation in AUTOMAP 2 c1980s
  • CPL Mick Ellis operating the Optronics Scanner/Film Writer c1990s
  • SPR Craig Kellet operating a AUTOMAP 2 Graphic Edit Workstation in Cartographic Squadron, c1984
  • SPR Jeanette Drury-Lane extracting topographic features with a Wild B8 workstation in AUTOMAP 2 c1994.
  • L to R: unidentified, SPR Rachel (Stanford) Scott, CPL Chris Wynn operating AUTOMAP 2 Graphic Edit Workstations c1994.
  • L to R: unidentified (x2), SGT Sandy Craig capturing topographic features with Wild B8 workstations in AUTOMAP 2 c1994.

Historical information

Photos .1P, .2P, and.4P were most likely taken in the 1980s and photos .3P, .5P to .7P 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.

Physical description

This is a set of seven 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.
.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.

Inscriptions & markings

.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 .7P – no annotations

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