Hugh Pearson Photograph Collection

Collection of photographs taken by Hugh Pearson, D.L.S, A.L.S.

George Zouch Pinder Photo Collection

The accompanying photos were taken by George Zouch Pinder while surveying as an assistant to...

Survey Artifact Collection

The Society has a diverse collection of donated survey artifacts. These are grouped together by...

Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph collections donated to the Alberta Geomatics Historical Society.

37. More than a Technological Change – GPS

One would not get much of an argument if they stated that global navigation and...

36. Measurement Technology Progresses – Total Stations

One of the first total stations was AGA Geodimeter’s Model 700 which was introduced in...

35. The Competition Heats Up – More EDMs

Later EDMs were smaller, had lighter batteries and were designed so they could be mounted...

34. Measuring by Speed of Light – The Geodimeter

The Geodimeter applied the speed of light to measure distances.

33. “The Skill of Chaining would be lost” – The Tellurometer

The introduction of electronic distance measuring (EDM) in the late 1950s was the start of...

32. Finally, Computers could be taken to the Field

In the early 1970s, “handheld” or “pocket” calculators and computers were introduced. They were small...