Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Kibblesworth, Gateshead

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Surveys use the grading methodology described in "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" and map Grade 3 with subdivisions into subgrades 3a and 3b. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Assessing agricultural land suitability based on detailed soil classification grades.
• Mapping land quality variations using scanned survey maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
• Analyzing soil characteristics using unedited sample point data and soil pit descriptions.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as defined in the official Agricultural Land Classification guidelines.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b, providing finer detail.
• Original scanned maps and reports provide primary source material.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Kibblesworth, Gateshead, England