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OBJECT TYPE: aerial/satellite
DATE: 1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2009.0345.001

MANUFACTURER: Landsat satellite
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: First Digitally Processed Image
Patents: N/A
General Description: A synthetic silver frame with carboard and a paper backing, a clear synthetic covering the image and a digital image printed on paper/carboard[?]

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 24.0 cm
Width: 24.0 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Earth observation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Landsat
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: This is the first all digitally processed image, using data from a Landsat satellite. This is of the south end of Vancouver Island and the strait across the Gulf Islands to Vancouver, BC.
Function: It shows the physical characteristic of the Earth, a seen by a satellite.
Technical: Previously aerial images were taken using airplanes or balloons. This one is generated from data gathered from the Landsat satellite.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's:"12AUG73/N48 30 W123 09 OY 022 SUN EL00 AZ000 196 05369 T I N P 1L E 1385 18365 08 JUL 75/5126-[blank]56[blank][blank]/-AA N 49=30 \W123-30\W122-30 \W122-00/N 39-40/N 49-00/N 48-30/N 48-00+."
Missing: Nothing is missing.
Finish: A synthetic silver frame with carboard and paper backing and the digital image is printed on paper/carboard.
Decoration: None

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Landsat satellite, Photograph, circa 1975, Artifact no. 2009.0345, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2009.0345.001/

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