Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports for Brampton West Extension

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Surveys use the grading methodology described in "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" and map Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Map agricultural land quality based on detailed soil classification grades.
• Analyze land capability for farming based on soil pit descriptions.
• Compare land use suitability across regions based on survey maps at varying scales.
• Study changes in agricultural land classification methodology post-1988.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in a referenced official publication.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer classification.
• Contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to eu_open_data, focusing on a specific site.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

Brampton West Extension site in England