Historical information

This is a collection of 20 photographs of Royal Australian Survey Corps phases of map production at the School of Military Survey, Bonegilla, the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo, and the Army Map Depot, Bandiana circa 1990. Colour photos are on 35mm slide film and were scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. Photo .1P was probably taken on a survey station overlooking Lake Hume near Albury-Wodonga. The field party occupying the survey station was likely from a Map Control Survey course conducted by the School of Military Survey, Bonegilla. This survey station was part of a geodetic network used in field survey training and RASvy’s Lake Hume Test Range. Photos .3P to .16P were taken at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo and photos .17P & .18P were taken at the Army Map Depot, Bandiana. Photo .19P depicts a map of RASvy’s ARA units before the disbandment of 5th Field Survey Squadron, Perth and 2nd Field Survey Squadron, Sydney in 1990.

Physical description

This is a collection of 20 photographs of map production processes taken at the School of Military Survey, Bonegilla, the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo, and the Army Map Depot, Bandiana circa 1990. Colour photos are on 35mm slide film and were scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. Photo .2P is printed on photographic and scanned at 300 dpi.
.1) – Photo, colour, c1980s. Geodetic Surveying: AN/PRR-14 Geoceiver antenna on hill surrounding Lake Hume. Series 3 Land Rover, field party tent and survey station beacon in background.
.2) – Photo, black & white, c1980s. Geodetic Surveying: AN/PRR-14 Geoceiver antennas set up at the School of Military Survey, Bonegilla, Victoria.
.3) – Photo, colour, c1990. Aerotriangulation: Wild PUG4 point transfer device, SSGT Bruce Hammond.
.4) – Photo, colour, c1990. Aerotriangulation: Zeiss (Jena) Stecometer, SSGT Bruce Hammond.
.5) – Photo, colour, c1990. Aerotriangulation: computer tape maintenance, SSGT Noel McNamara.
.6) – Photo, colour, c1990. AUTOMAP 2: computer tape maintenance, SPR Nadine (Paul) Read.
.7) - Photo, colour, c1990s. AUTOMAP 2: Optronics 4040 scanning/film output in Lithographic Squadron, SGT Sherri (Dally) Burke.
.8) - Photo, colour, c1990s. AUTOMAP 2: Benson verification plotter output, SPR Nadine (Paul) Read.
.9) – Photo, colour, c1990. Aerotriangulation: data management, SGT Neil ‘Ned’ Kelly.
.10) & .11) - Photo, colour, c1990s. AUTOMAP 2: Wild B8 Aviograph stereoplotter Feature Extraction, unidentified technician.
.12) - Photo, colour, c1990s. AUTOMAP 2: Graphic Edit Workstation, SPR Nadine (Paul) Read.
.13) - Photo, colour, c1990s. AUTOMAP 2: Graphic Edit Workstation, SPR Dawn Hoadley.
.14) & .15) - Photo, colour, c1990s. AUTOMAP 2: Graphic Edit Workstation, unidentified technician.
.16) – Photo, colour, c1990s. Heidelberg Speedmaster 102 computer-controlled five colour lithographic offset printing press.
.17) & .18) – Photo, colour, c1990s. Army Map Depot, unidentified storeman, Bandiana.
.19) – Photo, colour, c1990. RASvy ARA Unit Locations before disbandment of field units in Perth and Sydney.
.20) – Photo, colour, c1990. Set of overlapping aerial photography.

Inscriptions & markings

.1P, .3P to .20P - Some equipment is identified on the frame of the 35mm slides.