ALCC04489: Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports

ALCC04489 contains detailed Agricultural Land Classification survey data for the Kennet and Dane Hill areas. The dataset includes 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' report and includes subdivisions of Grade 3 land.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Map soil characteristics and land grades at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
• Analyze the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for more granular land assessment.
• Study historical soil data using unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions available for some surveys.

Strengths

• Survey data is based on the current grading methodology from a referenced official report.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer classification.
• Contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Kennet, Dane Hill (England)