ALCC10992a: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Oakham, 1989-1999

Original paper maps and survey reports detail the Agricultural Land Classification for the Oakham site in Rutland, surveyed between 1989 and 1999. The data, produced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b. Some surveys also contain unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Modeling agricultural land suitability based on detailed soil grade classifications.
• Analyzing historical land use patterns from scanned survey maps and reports.
• Training geospatial models for land classification using point soil data and pit descriptions.

Strengths

• Uses 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 detail.
• Contains original survey materials, including maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Limitations

• Row count, column names, and file formats are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted by MAFF, with results captured in original paper maps and reports.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Survey data is from 1989-1999; last update date for the digital record is unknown.

Geography

Oakham (Rutland), England, United Kingdom