Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Poringland Site Maps and Reports (1989-1999)

Scanned original paper maps and survey reports detail the Agricultural Land Classification for the Poringland, Heath Loke Farm site. The data, surveyed between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, includes the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b. Some surveys also contain unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on detailed soil survey methodology described in the linked grading guide.
• Analyze historical land quality patterns for a specific site based on scanned survey maps and reports.
• Integrate point-level soil data with land classification maps for some surveys to model soil property relationships.
• Assess land use change potential by comparing detailed historical ALC grades against contemporary data.

Strengths

• Original survey data follows the established 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' methodology.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into more detailed subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Some surveys contain additional unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys producing paper maps and reports, later scanned.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Survey data collected between 1989 and 1999; last platform update unknown.

Geography

Poringland, Heath Loke Farm (Area 5), England.