ALCL00396: Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Egglescliffe, Teesside

Egglescliffe, Teesside Airport Industrial Development site survey data from the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. It includes scanned original paper maps and reports for sites surveyed between 1989 and 1999, using the grading methodology from the Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality for development planning based on the detailed grading methodology.
• Analyze soil characteristics for specific sites based on available unedited sample point soils data.
• Compare land classification subgrades (3a and 3b) within Grade 3 areas for detailed land assessment.
• Integrate historical land survey maps (scanned at 1:5,000 to 1:50,000 scale) with modern geospatial datasets.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the official grading methodology from the Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for more detailed analysis.
• Original maps and reports are scanned, preserving the detail of surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999.

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

Detailed site surveys by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, with scanned original paper maps and reports.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Egglescliffe, Teesside Airport Industrial Development site