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Land and Survey Department
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CONTACT US :- Menara Pelita, Jln Tun Abd Rahman Ya'akub,
Petra Jaya, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
PHOTOLITO SECTION : History
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1. History
The Photolitho Section was established in 1962 as
part of the Survey Branch in Headquarters and was first known as
the Reproduction Section. The functions of the Section then were
to carry out aerial survey and printing of aerial photographs
for mapping purposes and to reproduce aerial photographs, maps,
survey plans and other important documents for the use of the
Department, other Government agencies and statutory bodies.
The role of Photolitho Section expended in 1978 with the
acquisition of various offset printing equipment. The new
equipment enable the Department to carry out its own map
printing –that is from the initial map data acquisition to the
final stage of map making process & production, these processes
were previously carried out in the Department of Survey and
Mapping in Kuala Lumpur. By 1980, book-binding equipment was
acquired to supplement the printing equipment and to manufacture
numerous stationery, to meet the needs of the Department's at
the time. Over the years more equipment related to printing were
acquired to enhance the quality of information needed for modern
mapping methods and for other specific requirements.
In 1980, the Section was renamed from Reproduction Section to
the present name of Photolitho Section, to reflect the actual
activities undertaken by the Section. This is due to the fact
that by then, the nature of work had extended to cover aerial
photography survey, general reprographic work and lithography,
as well as to be in-line with a similar section in the
Department of Survey and Mapping in Kuala Lumpur.
Contact Person :
Juriel @ Zakaria Abdullah
Tel: 082-444 111 ext. 8000
emaill:
jurielb@sarawaknet.gov.my