ALCC09692b: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Loughborough, 1989-1999

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey data for the Loughborough, Dishley Grange site, collected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food between 1989 and 1999. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps, survey reports, and for some surveys, unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions. It is provided by the Government Digital Service and contains Natural England and Ordnance Survey copyright data.

Use Cases

• Classifying agricultural land capability based on the grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyzing soil characteristics and variability based on the available sample point soils data and pit descriptions.
• Historical land-use change analysis by comparing detailed site survey maps from the late 20th century.
• Assessing the subdivision of Grade 3 agricultural land into subgrades 3a and 3b for precision in land evaluation.

Strengths

• Original survey data collected by a government ministry (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) between 1989 and 1999.
• Includes detailed subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Contains multiple data types: scanned maps, reports, and for some surveys, sample point soils data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single site survey from a specific time period.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (survey), Government Digital Service (platform).

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys involving mapping and soil sampling, conducted between 1989 and 1999.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

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Geography

Loughborough, Dishley Grange (Charnwood DLP site L11), England.