ALCC03197d: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Kirkby South, 1989-1999

Kirkby South, Lindley's Lane survey data from the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It contains detailed Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999, including scanned original paper maps, reports, and some unedited soil data. The data uses the grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on the detailed ALC grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze historical land quality changes based on site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999.
• Integrate soil pit descriptions and point data for localized soil property analysis where available.
• Map land grade subdivisions, such as Grade 3a and 3b, for precision agriculture or conservation planning.

Strengths

• Data uses the established grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 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.
• Maps were scanned from original paper documents at varying scales (1:5,000 to 1:50,000), which may affect consistency.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with original paper maps and reports, later scanned.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

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Geography

Kirkby South, Lindley's Lane (Ashfield DLP Kd4), England, UK