Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Terrington St Clement Site

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data for Terrington St Clement. Scanned original paper maps and survey reports detail individual sites surveyed between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. The data includes the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b, uses the grading methodology from the official classification guidelines, and may contain unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Analyze agricultural land quality based on the detailed ALC grading methodology.
• Map historical land use changes based on scanned survey maps from 1989-1999.
• Study soil characteristics based on available unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Strengths

• Data follows the official grading methodology described in 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer granularity.
• Original scanned maps and reports provide detailed site-level information.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific survey sites and period (1989-1999).

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999, with data compiled from scanned original paper maps and reports.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

Terrington St Clement survey site, likely in England.