Precision warning
How to read a locality seed without overtrusting it
Why a city-level match is a starting point, not a field confirmation you can trust yet.
Section 1
A locality is a search seed
A city, town, or named area can help begin discovery, but it does not identify an orchard block. Treat the match as a candidate location until the boundary and crop context are confirmed.
Section 2
Narrow before interpreting
Add a parcel, street, point, or coordinates and check the result against what the field team knows. If several blocks could match, the correct action is to narrow the input, not to choose the most interesting-looking signal.
Section 3
Keep the warning near the result
People remember a coloured map more easily than a caveat. Put the precision limitation beside the result and repeat it in the field note so a broad match cannot silently become a field-ready recommendation.
Section 4
Use the seed to ask a better question
Once the block is confirmed, write the next question in operational terms: where should the crew start, what should they compare, and what would make them stop escalating? After the boundary is confirmed, the seed can name a first walk.