Agenda Package - City of Vernon

acceptable level of standard error when weighed against the time and financial
constraints associated with additional field data collection.
Each índividual plot was identified in the City's mapping system and a high
resolution orthophoto image was produced with the plot centre and site
identification markings clearly indicated. GPS coordinates were also generated
in order to facilitate accurate navigation to plot centre (see Appendix 1). Prior to
entry, private property owners were contacted by telephone or through written
communication in order to obtain permission to access their property. ln the
instance that a phone number could not obtained the field crew requested
permission to access the property in person. lf permission was not granted or
access was restricted due to physical / topographic barriers, the field crew
recorded measurements from the nearest representative location (Appendix 1)'
Fig. l. Plot tocations in the City of Kelowna (red and purple stars).
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