History of MacInnes Farms

Problems Encountered and Conclusion:

The overall results more or less aligned with my predictions for the most optimum areas for building a cafe. After many trials and tribulations and encountering many problems, I am now ready to start my project over with much more insight and knowledge. With all joking aside, the most time consuming part of the project was data collection and manipulation of the data in preparation for the MCE analyses. Redefining projections and aligning cell sizes were of some of the most frustrating efforts, as well as the disappointment of not being able to download my GPS field work from the GPS and having to add all the data manually. The data I collected from the Langley Township was amazing and all the contours aligned with elevations taken using the GPS as well as a historical contour map.

Based on time restrictions I was not able to do an evaluation of accuracy on the land classification; however, based on local knowledge the classification appeared to satisfy the accuracy I wanted to achieve for this project. If I could re-do the project again I would have added a few more factors, such as current gate entry ways, as well as weighting the two roads, 72nd Ave and 248th Street differently, as 72nd Ave has the added benefit of being located across form Thunderbird Equestrian Centre which already attracts many people. Although the process was challenging I found the project interesting and acquired many useful skills such as data collection using a GPS, using Edrisi software and learning how to use Dreamweaver.

I also hope that this project demonstrates some alternative uses for agricultural land that both secures land for the future of farming but also allows current farms an alternative to selling their land in times of hardship.

I would like to thank our TA, Blake Walker as he made himself available all the time and was constantly helping us all through our struggles.