Our survey will involve use of
the database fields below.
Pupils in Bewdley will complete 60 or 70
records.
(A sample data capture form with instructions (MS Excel format) can be downloaded here).
| BUILDING LOCATION | HEIGHT OF BUILDING | AGE OF BUILDING | DISTANCE FROM CENTRE | TYPE/ LAND USE CLASSIFICATION |
| Load St | 2 | Victorian | 100 | B |
| Load St | 2 | Pre war | 150 | D |
Completing fields.
Age of building - suggested broad categories;- Victorian, Pre-war, Interwar, Georgian (opinion based answer)
Height of building - No. of stories e.g. 2, 3, 4
Building location - name of street
Distance from centre - In Metres - worked out from map
Type - Shop, Place of worship etc. Land use
classification is coded,
e.g. A = Department store. B = Variety store
Sample land use classifications
below
| LAND USE CLASSIFICATION | CODE |
| Department Store | A |
| Variety Store |
B
|
| Clothes Shop |
C
|
| Shoes |
D
|
| Convenience Store - Food |
E
|
| Convenience Store - Newsagent |
F
|
| Furniture / Carpets |
G
|
| Public Building / Offices |
H
|
| Prof. Services e.g Lawyer |
J
|
| Stationery, Books |
K
|
| Travel Agents |
L
|
| Personal Services |
M
|
| Banks / Building Services |
N
|
| Other finance |
P
|
| Catering / Entertainment |
Q
|
| Transport |
R
|
| Factories / Warehouses |
S
|
| Garages Repair / Petrol / Sales |
T
|
| Place of worship |
U
|
| Residential (single occupancy) |
W
|
| Residential (multiple occupancy) |
X
|
A sample data capture form with instructions (MS Excel format) can be downloaded here.
As part of their course the Geography Department also conduct a survey of people in the town centre.
The survey will be used for
a database.
Survey questionnaire to be used
as a data capture form.
| AGE | GENDER | DISTANCE TRAVELLED | TRANSPORT MODE | REASON FOR VISIT | HOW OFTEN VISITED |
| 20 - 40 | M | 5 | B | W | E |
| 60 + | F | <1 | W | S | E |
| 40 - 60 | M | 35 | T,B | T | F |
Age, in this database, is an opinion based field. Year nine pupils often have difficulty estimating ages so we will use wide categories e.g. 9 - 20, 20 - 40, 40 - 60 and over 60.
Distance travelled - in miles. Less than 1 mile = <1. Milages rounded up to nearest integer number
Transport mode codes
- B bus, C car, Cy cycle, T train, U underground, M motorcycle, W
walking.
Some respondents will use more than one form of transport e.g.
U, B
Reason for visit codes - W work, T tourism, S shopping / services, B business visit, O other
How often visited codes- E every day, 1 once a week, 2 twice a week, 3 three times a week, M once a month, L less than once a month, F first visit
Geographical survey to take place in two stages. Half do survey of people in town centre, half do land use survey. Pupils then swap over to complete the half of the survey they have not yet completed
For the survey of visitors
pupils work in pairs. They interview only 5 people. The results
of the visitor survey are then made into one large
database.