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THE growing call for the application of scientific knowledge in the development of the resources of the British Empire has found one response in the increased attention which is being paid to the survey of the Dominions and Colonies. In July last a conference of Empire surveyors was held in London. This was the first conference of its kind, and marked a great forward step in the mapping of the Empire. On that occasion the Secretary of State for the Dominions and Colonies emphasised the importance of maps in facilitating the development of new countries. A great deal has been done in late years, but only about 20 per cent of the Empire has been actually surveyed by modern methods on even comparatively large scales.
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Air Survey and Empire Development. Nature 122, 949–950 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122949a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/122949a0