Kōrero: Modern mapping and surveying

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Government surveying and mapping, 1870–1900

Surveyor examination, 1905

Surveyor examination, 1905

The Mt Cook trig station

The Mt Cook trig station

Meridional circuits

Meridional circuits

State of New Zealand surveys, 1890

State of New Zealand surveys, 1890

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Geodetic triangulation

Kāingaroa plains baseline, 1914

Kāingaroa plains baseline, 1914

Surveyors or spies?

Surveyors or spies?

Lugging survey equipment

Lugging survey equipment

Measuring a baseline

Measuring a baseline

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Aerial photography and maps

Aerial photography, 1953

Aerial photography, 1953

A stereoscopic operator at work

A stereoscopic operator at work

First topographical map of Hawke’s Bay

First topographical map of Hawke’s Bay

Compiling a mosaic

Compiling a mosaic

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Mapping and surveying, 1950–1980

Whirinaki Forest map

Whirinaki Forest map

Mosaic map of Mākiekie

Mosaic map of Mākiekie

Establishing a control point, 1971

Establishing a control point, 1971

Mai i te whārangi 5 - A variety of maps

Waitākere Ranges map, 1945

Waitākere Ranges map, 1945 (1 o 2)

Newman’s tourist map

Newman’s tourist map (2 o 2)

Plan of Whanganui, 1875

Plan of Whanganui, 1875

School atlas plate, 1965

School atlas plate, 1965

Lyttelton at the centre of the world

Lyttelton at the centre of the world

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Later developments

Plans to be digitised

Plans to be digitised

International cartography awards

International cartography awards

Digital image of the Rangitāiki plain

Digital image of the Rangitāiki plain

Taranaki satellite image

Taranaki satellite image

GPS equipment, 1989

GPS equipment, 1989 (1 o 2)

Personal GPS equipment, 2007

Personal GPS equipment, 2007 (2 o 2)

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Melanie Lovell-Smith, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/modern-mapping-and-surveying/media (accessed 26 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Melanie Lovell-Smith, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008, updated 1 Aug 2018