ALCC02690: Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification Survey for West Deeping
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Description
West Deeping, Rectory Farm survey data from the Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) program. The dataset contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports for sites surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It includes soil data and pit descriptions for some surveys, with maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000 and uses the grading methodology from the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.
Use Cases
Classify agricultural land capability based on the official ALC grading methodology described in the source material.
Analyze historical soil survey data and soil pit descriptions for environmental change studies.
Integrate scanned geospatial maps for land use planning and zoning decisions.
Train models to predict land quality subgrades (e.g., 3a vs. 3b) using soil and survey features.
Strengths
Original survey data from a government program (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) conducted between 1989 and 1999.
Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into detailed subgrades 3a and 3b.
Contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.
Limitations
Data is derived from scanned original paper maps, which may introduce digitization artifacts.
Row count, file formats, and column-level documentation are unknown.
Maps were created at varying scales (1:5,000 to 1:50,000), indicating inconsistent levels of detail.
Provenance
Source
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (survey), Natural England and Ordnance Survey (copyright).
Collection Method
Detailed site surveys with soil analysis, mapped onto paper plans.
Time Range
1989 to 1999
Freshness
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.