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Extracting information from maps (and other sources
- * Maps are a good store of information
- * Information on location links and features can be taken from maps
- * Information on a map can be related to land use and slope / soil
- * Maps from different times can be used to compare changes
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Field sketching
- * Is more selective that a photograph
- * Can be used to highlight the important / relevant information
- * Can be used to compare with photo or map from the past
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Measuring (rivers, weather)
- * Provides original data to be processed
- * Source of precise / accurate information
- * Comparing the water flow / speed across river
- * Measure weather elements over time to show changes
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Recording observed information on a map (land use, location distribution)
- * Is a good way of storing observed information to be processed later
- * Land use, location, distribution, can be stored and be compared for relationships
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Observing and recording (traffic and pedestrian flows, environmental quality, weather)
- * Used to gather information at source
- * Making notes in a field notebook
- * Traffic and pedestrian flows on a grid sheet
- * Entering weather data onto a data base
- * Taking photos / video to show environmental quality
- * Information can be processed, analysed, compared
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Compiling and using questionnaires and interviews
- * Used to collect original information directly from people
- * Up to date and accurate source of facts and opinions
- * Means of collecting information about the past
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