ALCC01596f: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Nottingham, 1989-1999

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data for the Nottingham, M1, Junction 26, Site 6 area, collected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food between 1989 and 1999. It includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports, with soil grading following the methodology in 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'. Some surveys also contain unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Classifying agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyzing historical soil quality and land use patterns based on the mapped land grades and subgrades.
• Training geospatial models for land assessment using the scanned map data and associated point soil samples.

Strengths

• Data collection follows a defined national methodology ('Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales').
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer granularity.
• Some surveys contain supplementary unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), via Natural England and the Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys involving soil analysis and mapping, as described in the official ALC guidelines.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Data covers surveys from 1989 to 1999; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Nottingham, M1, Junction 26, Site 6 area, England.