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Surveyors of the Earth (2018)

A journey into science, to discover land surveying, an essential field for the knowledge of our environment, nowadays devoted to technology.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Christopher Gerisch

Synopsis

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
Speaker

Crews

Christopher Gerisch
Christopher Gerisch
Writer
Christopher Gerisch
Christopher Gerisch
Director
Rainer Bauer
Rainer Bauer
Camera Operator
Oliver Gurr
Oliver Gurr
Camera Operator
Oliver Roetz
Oliver Roetz
Camera Operator
Jens Müller-Ali
Jens Müller-Ali
Sound
Zora Butzke
Zora Butzke
Sound
Armin Siegwarth
Armin Siegwarth
Sound
Hauke Ketelsen
Hauke Ketelsen
Editor
Richard Sako
Richard Sako
Graphic Designer
Mathias Rehfeldt
Mathias Rehfeldt
Music
Karsten Gehrke
Karsten Gehrke
Mixing Engineer
Friederike Freier
Friederike Freier
Researcher
Mette Reynold
Mette Reynold
Researcher
Thomas Müller-Licht
Thomas Müller-Licht
Makeup Artist
Thomas Müller-Licht
Thomas Müller-Licht
Costumer
Patrick Fuchs
Patrick Fuchs
Producer
Patrik Walton
Patrik Walton
Producer
Holger Kreit
Holger Kreit
Production Director
Freda Adilovic
Freda Adilovic
Production Director
Cora Szielasko-Schulz
Cora Szielasko-Schulz
Production Director
Kay Siering
Kay Siering
Executive Producer

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