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Make byFabrizio Nucci
Data for Decision

Data for Decision

1968

N/R

Categories:

  • Documentary

Overview:

This short documentary is a portrait of the early era of computing and the process and implications of the digitization of large amounts of information. Examining the arduous work of assessing and documenting the geographical landscape, including sampling and analysis of soil, forestry, timber, wildlife, resources, industrial sites, and many other aspects, we see that human beings alone couldn't handle the vast amount of information that is collected. A new kind of computer (an “instant library”), the Canada Land Inventory Geo-information System, was developed to help manage and develop Canadian land. This film examines the workings of this new and mysterious machine.

David Millar

Director

Sidney Goldsmith

Producer

Cast:

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  • Richard Gilbert

    Richard Gilbert

    Narrator