21. data

Fieldwork entries

• Coordinates: with GPS

• Type of named objects: NATO classification* may be used for instance

• Old maps

• Attribute data:

• settlements: number of inhabitants, administrative function

• roads: classification type, number of lanes

• railways: number of lanes

• rivers, canals: capacity for shipping

• forests: average height, thickness, density of trees

• Remarks: date of name change, meaning, language

 

Usage:

• How many informants know the name?

• How many informants can locate it?

• Is it used by all types of people? (young and old, educated, etc.)

• Do people know of other names for the same object?

• Which name version is used more?

 

* NATO classification used in Gazetteer of the Netherlands: