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Stage 2:
Collecting Data
• Use appropriate data collection methods
• Ensure accuracy and reliability of data
Primary data
• Map work e.g. Open map Singapore is a good reference https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/1.408516/103.905089 - note the map scale and legend
o Location of data collection sites
• Sampling method
o Convenience
o Simple random
o systematic random
• Surveys or interviews
o People’s awareness and use of different mobility options
o Impact of mobility options on people
o Improvements that can be made to the mobility options
• Field notes (e.g., types and level of activity at a train station during peak periods)
• Field sketches (e.g., features of new concept bus stop)
• Images (e.g., photographs of activities in town on a car-free Sunday)
Secondary data
• Online/library research
o Strategies taken by authorities or service providers in Singapore (e.g., Land Transport Authority)
GI Question:
"How sustainable is my neighbourhood?"
Gather secondary data through library and online research
Secondary data refers to data that is published or collected by someone else in the past. Sources of secondary data include newspaper articles, brochures, online articles, books, magazine etc.
To help us conduct a geographical investigation to answer the GI question above, we need to first gather secondary data on the chosen neighbourhood e.g. Punggol New Town.
In your research, you need to investigate the following:
What are the features in my neighbourhood in Punggol which support environmental sustainability?
Profile
https://www.citypopulation.de/en/singapore/admin/303__punggol/
History and development
https://www.hdb.gov.sg/cs/infoweb/about-us/history/hdb-towns-your-home/punggol
https://www.ura.gov.sg/Corporate/Planning/Master-Plan/Urban-Transformations/Punggol-Digital-District
Waterfront housing
Town hub
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/punggol-town-hub-2021-hawker-centre-library-10800152
Smart town
https://www.jtc.gov.sg/news-and-publications/press-releases/Pages/20200117(PR1).aspx
Through your research on the above guiding questions, it should help you understand features which are envenvironmentally sustainable in the Punggol neighbourhood. This information will help you when you collect primary data and analyse data at the later stages of the GI.
Do remember to provide references of the materials you consulted. It is important to acknowledge the origin of your information, as it lends credibility to your work by showing evidence of your research. In addition, it enables your readers to locate your information sources.
Gathering primary data through fieldwork
Primary data refers to information that is observed or collected directly from first-hand experience.
Your group will need to carry out a series of activities to collect primary data to help you answer your GI question. There are three phases to do so:
Phase 1: Pre-fieldwork
Your group will need to do the following in class:
i. Familarize yourself with the field site (ie. Waterway Point) using maps of the Punggol neighbourhood;
Phase 2: During fieldwork
When conducting the fieldwork, you will need to do the following:
i. Follow the safety guidelines and conduct (refer to the Annex on page 2-3);
ii. Remind each other on group member’s allocated responsibilities; and
iii. Stay on task and complete the fieldwork activities within the given time frame.
Phase 3: Post-fieldwork
At the end of the fieldwork, ensure that you have completed the following before you leave the field site (ie. Compass Point):
i. Filled up the recording sheets; and
ii. Filled up the reflection worksheet .
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