Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Stanstead Abbots, 1989-1999

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey data for the site 'Stanstead Abbots, Land At Rye Meads'. The data includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Map agricultural land grades based on scanned survey maps and reports.
• Analyze soil quality subdivisions, such as Grade 3a and 3b, using the grading methodology.
• Integrate unedited soil sample point data with geospatial land classification maps.
• Assess land suitability for agricultural development based on historical survey data.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for detailed analysis.
• Original maps scanned at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000, typically 1:10,000.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

Stanstead Abbots, Land At Rye Meads