Field Sketches
A field sketch describes the area which you are surveying. A sketch
helps you to understand your results. It also reminds you of the conditions
in which you carried out your survey. Sketches add vital pieces of
information to your survey. Field sketches are important to your study,
even though they are not detailed.
A field sketch is a scene relevant to your study, including physical
or human factors, or both. It is a drawing of your survey site which
must be well labelled and have a title.
Draw field sketches during your survey. Annotate any sketches with
useful labels. Draw a neat copy of your field sketch when you write
up your enquiry.
Some skills involved are:
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observation |
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estimation |
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visual appraisal |
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drawing and sketching |
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understanding the landscape |
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Example of a good field sketch
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A good field sketch should include:-
- General shape of the landscape and major landforms
- Major built features
- Major transport routeways
- Specific details relevant to the study in hand
- Annotation around the periphery linked by lines where appropriate
- Annotation on the sketch if appropriate
- A note on the place being drawn
- A note of the location of the sketcher and the direction being
faced
- A note of the date and time
- Any other notes to accompany the sketch
