Survey data collected between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food for the Mansfield, North West Site A area. It includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports, with soil grading following the methodology described in 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical agricultural land quality based on detailed soil grading.
- Map land-use suitability for farming based on the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
- Study soil characteristics and variability based on unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.
- Compare land classification methodologies across different survey scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
Strengths
- Survey data collected over a defined 10-year period (1989-1999).
- Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer analysis.
- 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 bias inherent to the specific surveyed site.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Collection Method
- Detailed site surveys by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.
- Time Range
- 1989-1999
- Geography
- Mansfield, North West Site A, England