Scrooby Quarry: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports

England and Wales agricultural land survey data for the Scrooby Quarry site. The dataset contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It uses the grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines and includes unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze historical soil characteristics for a specific site based on the unedited sample point soils data.
• Map land-use suitability for agriculture based on the scanned original paper maps and subdivision of Grade 3 land.
• Conduct comparative studies of soil survey techniques based on the varying mapping scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Strengths

• Includes original scanned maps and reports, providing primary source material.
• Surveys use a defined and referenced grading methodology ('Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales').
• Contains subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer detail.
• Some surveys include unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Limitations

• Row count, file formats, and column-level documentation are unknown; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific site and survey period (1989-1999).

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (survey), Natural England and Ordnance Survey (copyright).

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys involving soil analysis and mapping, conducted between 1989 and 1999.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Survey data is from 1989-1999; last update date for the dataset is unknown.

Geography

Scrooby Quarry site in England and Wales.