Gallipoli to Afghanistan and the Future: 100 years of mapping

Gallipoli to Afghanistan and the future: 100 years of mapping is a joint exhibition between Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (AGO) and the Australian War Memorial. The exhibition marked 100 years of Australian military mapping that started with a handful of engineers and surveyors who mapped trench systems, tunnels and other features on Gallipoli using tape and compass. This year marks the centenary of the Australian Survey Corps established in July 1915. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to view the historic 3D model of the Gallipoli Peninsula that was used by Sir Ian Hamilton and his staff in the planning for the Gallipoli landings. The models provenance and function makes it one of the most significant objects in the Memorials collection. Created by Australian engineers using concrete and nails, the model, was used by the commanders to visualise and understand the terrain in planning the landing. Though this concrete model may be crude, it does show the steep rigid slopes at Anzac.