5.1 City of Burnaby Mapping Staff
- Contacted Burnaby Mapping Staff to obtain the data. Requested
GIS Mapping technician to undergo some preprocessing of the data sets so
that analysis would proceed with less difficulty. I asked him to
include specific fields in some attribute tables such as the length of
the street in meters for each of the streets in the street-centre line
network. After some preprocessing was completed, the data was copied
to a compact disc. Along with obtaining digital data, I also obtained
two paper maps. One which details the location of the six Firehalls
in Burnaby. The other map is a City map of Burnaby. It details
transportation routes, community sites, and important landmarks.
5.2 Fire Department Chief and Associates
- Contacted the Fire Chief and associates of Firehall #5 as well as
staff at thier administration office at Firehall #1. Having conversed
with the staff at Firehall #5, I became aware of the urgency for its relocation
and there are plans to start construction as early as February of next
year. I met up with administrative personel as well, and they recommended
the Fire Department annual report for 1998 to assist me in my project.
5.3 Burnaby School District
- Contacted the Burnaby School District by telephone to collect population
data. The student population was obtained for major elementary and
secondary schools. Important to note is that the data was collected
in September 30, 1999 so it is fairly recent.