ALCL01693: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Knaresborough, 1989-1999

Natural England provides the 'Knaresborough, Bar Lane' Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey data. It includes scanned original paper maps and reports for a site surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. The data uses the grading methodology from the official guidelines and may include unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Classify land capability for agricultural planning based on the detailed ALC grading methodology.
• Analyze soil quality variations for a specific site based on the available soil pit descriptions and sample point data.
• Integrate historical land classification data with modern GIS layers for longitudinal land use studies.
• Train models to predict land quality based on physical survey characteristics mentioned in the reports.

Strengths

• Data follows the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' grading methodology.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for more detailed analysis.
• Original scanned maps and reports provide primary source material for verification.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (survey), Natural England (publisher), Ordnance Survey (base mapping).

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted by government agencies, with results compiled into maps and reports.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

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

Geography

Knaresborough, Bar Lane (Harrogate L.P. Site 7), England