ALCC03096g: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Castle Donington

Agricultural Land Classification detailed Post 1988 survey ALCC03096g contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports for the Castle Donington site. The data was surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, using the grading methodology described in "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales." Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze historical soil composition and characteristics based on the available unedited sample point soils data.
• Map land use suitability for planning purposes based on the scanned original paper maps and survey data.
• Study changes in land classification over time by comparing this post-1988 survey with other datasets.

Strengths

• Data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" document.
• Includes the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b, providing finer detail.
• Original survey maps were scanned, preserving the primary source material.

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 (survey), Natural England (copyright), Ordnance Survey (base data).

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys involving soil analysis and mapping, with results compiled into paper maps and reports.

Time Range

Surveyed between 1989 and 1999.

Freshness

Survey data was collected between 1989 and 1999; last update date for the dataset is unknown.

Geography

Castle Donington (North West Leicester LP Site 6195), England.