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Site Data Collection

This document provides a checklist of various site data that should be collected for a property, including topography, climate, hydrology, soils, vegetation, infrastructure and utilities.

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Site Data Collection

This document provides a checklist of various site data that should be collected for a property, including topography, climate, hydrology, soils, vegetation, infrastructure and utilities.

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Site Data Collection Checklist

Basic Site Overview • Surface water and level of water table: year
round and seasonal
• Known challenges and potential disasters • Drainage patterns
• Fire, flood, frost, etc. • Springs, creeks, streams, ponds (permanence)
• Topography • Catchment: size and type
• Erosion • Flood levels: 100 year flood
• Noise: rail, aircraft, highway, neighbours
• Visual pollution Access
• Unpleasant odours or other off-site concerns,
run-off, dust, privacy, etc. • Existing roads
• Time • New roads required and potential cost: to
• Money structures, fields, other

Climate Trees and Forestry

• Light availability: sun, rain, clouds, fog • Identification of existing plants and their vigour
• Temperature: average high and low (note location, guilds, species, height, width,
temperatures (hardiness zone) noxious, poisonous, etc.)
• Average rainfall: yearly and monthly • Forests: type, age, condition, value
• Frost: average date, frequency, direction • Density
• Hail: timing, frequency, direction • Exotic species present
• Storm: timing, frequency, direction • Plants to be cultivated: vegetables, fruits,
• Microclimates berries, nuts, natives, exotics, medicinals,
• Air drainage woodlot
• Altitude and latitude
• Solar access: South/Southwest preferred Buildings and Utilities
• Hot/warm summer slopes
• Cool summer slopes • Electricity, gas, water (well or municipal),
• Wind access, drains, thermals, chills telephone, sewage, internet
• Damaging or desirable winter winds • Locate existing utility lines, water lines, sewer
• Cooling breezes and septic

Mapping fencing and animals

• Existing site drawings • Domestic: primary use, food, manure, grazing


• Aerial photos • Water fowl and native birds – nests and
• Contour maps droppings
• Legal/ cadastral description • Aquaculture
• Land survey • Native animals of concern (wolf, boar, snakes,
• Contour maps or field survey foxes, etc.)
• Identify keylines, valleys, and ridges
• Determine slope gradient (degree of slope) soils and Geology
either severe, moderate, minor, or percent
grade • Geology and conservation maps (government
maps)
Water and Hydrology • Soil type: clay, loam, sand
• Soil tests: pH, nitrogen, phosphates, potassium,
• Water quality and other major and minor elements and
• Existing water rights and resources: note minerals
potential water rights • Drainage and absorption

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• Soil depth and organic content
• Stability of site
• Maximum depth of frost
• History of use

Energy

• Wind direction and velocity (monthly)


• Number of sunny and cloudy days
• Solar access; obstructions
• Stream gradient: from top to bottom
• Other potential energy sources; biomass,
geothermal, methane

Resource (on/off site)


High quality aerial photos and topographic data are becoming widely
• Natural features: springs, sunken areas, available at low-cost and even freely available in many counries.
woodland, minerals, timber, sand deposits in
creeks, stones for building
• Edibles: native fruits and berries, fish
• Sources of biomass: on/off site
• Views: good and not so good
• Sawmill, factories, dump, plant and seed
sources

Community land use

• What is going on upstream and over the fence


(toxic sprays, livestock in streams, etc.)
• Economic and emotional health of community
• Schools, public, hospitals, fire department,
landfill/dump, shops

money and Markets GIS data is available in many countries, here slope mapping is being
used in the analysis of a property.
• Assets and money available
• Budget and Installation phases
• Potential Markets
• Competitors
• Local population figures
• Demographic considerations
• Other forms of capital?

Organisational structure

• Have you created your Holistic Context?


• Who are the current decision-makers?
• What binding agreements exist?
• Details of financial/legal structures
• How is decision monitoring carried out?

Compiling a Bill of Quantities for infrastructure development.

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