Story: Modern mapping and surveying All images & media From page 1 – Government surveying and mapping, 1870–1900 Surveyor examination, 1905 The Mt Cook trig station Meridional circuits State of New Zealand surveys, 1890 From page 2 – Geodetic triangulation Kāingaroa plains baseline, 1914 Surveyors or spies? Lugging survey equipment Measuring a baseline From page 3 – Aerial photography and maps Aerial photography, 1953 A stereoscopic operator at work First topographical map of Hawke’s Bay Compiling a mosaic From page 4 – Mapping and surveying, 1950–1980 Whirinaki Forest map Mosaic map of Mākiekie From page 5 – A variety of maps Waitākere Ranges map, 1945 (1st of 2) Newman’s tourist map (2nd of 2) Plan of Whanganui, 1875 School atlas plate, 1965 Lyttelton at the centre of the world From page 6 – Later developments Plans to be digitised International cartography awards Digital image of the Rangitāiki plain Taranaki satellite image GPS equipment, 1989 (1st of 2) Personal GPS equipment, 2007 (2nd of 2)
