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2014-05-08 Mountain Legacy Project The Canadian Mountain West 1861 to the Present Making meaning with repeat survey processes in the Canadian mountain west 9 th Mountain Cartography Workshop M.E. Sanseverino, E. Higgs, R. Arthur, R. Watt:


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Mountain Legacy Project

The Canadian Mountain West 1861 to the Present

9th Mountain Cartography Workshop

M.E. Sanseverino, E. Higgs, R. Arthur, R. Watt: University of Victoria

Banff, Alberta, April 24, 2014

Making meaning with repeat survey processes in the Canadian mountain west

University of Victoria: Jenna Falk, Heike Lettrari, Chris Gat, Tanya Taggert-Hodge

Mountain Legacy Project

The Canadian Mountain West 1861 to the Present

Library and Archives Canada Alberta ESRD B.C. Parks

Acknowledgements

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Discussion:

  • Setting an intention around “meaning”
  • Processes:
  • Historical
  • In the field
  • Creating the images
  • Images and meaning: Historical and modern
  • Ongoing and future work
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The Historical Surveyors

  • M. Bridgland's 1914 crew:

Waterton/Crowsnest area, S. Alberta Topographer and assistant 1887

Cameron, Darby. J. “An Agent of Change: William Drewry and Land Surveying in British Columbia, 1887-1929.” BC Studies, No. 167, 2010: ,pgs 7 – 46. .

The Historic Tools

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Extent of the Collection

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Tools of the Trade (today!)

Examples from the 2012 Field Season

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MLP Process: In the Field

  • Problem solving from the field

King Creek Ridge K-Country

Wheeler 1911 – MLP 2012 The Rainbow Range, Mt. Robson Provincial Park: Creating the Image Pairs

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Original Sources

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MLP Process: Creating the Images

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Problem: Re-projecting image

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Wheeler 1913 - Nub #1 Station

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MLP 2010 McArthur 1888 - Sulphur Ridge North

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MLP 2009 Wheeler 1911 - Ptarmigan Peak Station

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MLP - 2011

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Lots more to do …

Interdisciplinary Research Outreach and Engagement Continue to build and curate the collection

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2014-05-08 17 “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing

  • view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” Edward

dward Abbey

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