George Zouch Pinder Photo Collection

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

Making Their Mark

A presentation on surveyors and surveying in Alberta.

Weir Photograph Collection

C.H. Weir, A.L.S. #164 ALSA President (1957), Professional Recognition Award (1978), Honorary Life Member (1989)

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...