Bungay Ellingham Hall: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports

Scanned original paper maps and survey reports for detailed Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999. The data, produced by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, includes the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b and follows the grading methodology described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some of the surveys.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze historical land quality changes based on site-specific survey data collected between 1989 and 1999.
• Train geospatial models for land use prediction using scanned original paper maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
• Correlate soil pit descriptions and unedited sample point data with mapped land grades for soil science research.

Strengths

• Uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.
• Includes the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b, providing finer detail.
• Contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

Limitations

• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (survey), Natural England and Ordnance Survey (copyright).

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with scanned original paper maps and reports.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Bungay, Ellingham Hall site in England.