L3-DVT-ANLG-FILM
ESSENTIAL
PRESERVATION
Level 3 · hardware
Archival Microfilm
Polyester-Based Long-Duration Microfilm
Polyester-based archival microfilm storage for human-readable documents per Arctic World Archive heritage — readable with simple optical magnification.
Purpose
Polyester-based archival microfilm storage for human-readable documents per Arctic World Archive heritage — readable with simple optical magnification.
Context
Child of L2-DVT-ANLG within the Lunar Ark system
Principles
- ▸Polyester base + silver-halide imaging
- ▸ISO 18901 archival microfilm standard
- ▸500+ year life under archival conditions
- ▸Human-readable with simple magnifier
- ▸Backup for digital decoders
Typical implementations
- ▸Arctic World Archive (Svalbard)
- ▸PIQL microfilm preservation
- ▸Library of Congress microfilm standards
Lunar considerations
- ▸Human-readable accessibility per L0 directive 04
- ▸No decoder dependency
- ▸Long-life storage in inert atmosphere
Specifications
Functional
| primary function | Polyester-based archival microfilm storage for human-readable documents per Arctic World Archive heritage — readable with simple optical magnification. |
| capacity pages per roll | 10000 |
| life years | 500 |
Physical
| mass kg | 10 |
| materials | Polyester base film, Silver-halide emulsion |
| vacuum compatibility | True |
Operational
| power consumption w | 0 |
| thermal range c | -40, 70 |
| lifetime years | 500 |
| mtbf hours | 1000000 |
Interfaces
Provides
- Archival human-readable storage
Requires
- Replacement film stock
Cite this entry
Lunar Ark Codex. "Archival Microfilm" (L3-DVT-ANLG-FILM). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://lunarark.com/entry/L3-DVT-ANLG-FILM
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