Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Crowland Postlands Estate, 1989-1999

Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey data for the Crowland Postlands Estate site, surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. The data includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports, mapping land grades including the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Map historical agricultural land quality based on the detailed land classification grades.
• Analyze soil characteristics for specific sites based on the available unedited sample point soils data.
• Study land-use changes over time by comparing detailed survey maps from the 1989-1999 period.

Strengths

• Surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999, providing a decade of historical data.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b, offering finer granularity.
• Contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999, using the grading methodology described in 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Crowland Postlands Estate, England.