Surveyors of the Earth (movie)

Surveyors of the Earth (movie)

Die Vermessung der Erde
  • Production country: Germany
  • Producer: Christopher Gerisch
  • Production companies: Spiegel TV, ZDF, ARTE
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 12/8/2018
  • Run time: 87 min.

Movie description

If, at first, human being used stars to find its bearings, mankind can nowadays count on science to measure the Earth at a millimetric scale. Because land surveying of our planet is still in full swing. Satellites, cameras or drones : technology progress allows the scientists to explore it all. They can measure oceans, volcanoes, or even the atmosphere. But scientists are walking a tightrope, torned between their desire to gather more and more informations, and a population concerned about personal data's protection. This documentary shows a glimpse of actual scientifical research, and interrogate numerous scientists about the interest of land surveying in their specific field of research.

Actors

Mark Bremer

Mark Bremer

Role(s): Speaker

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