ALCL02696: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Scholes, Leeds
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Description
Scholes, Leeds, is the focus of this detailed post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey. It contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports from site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, using the grading methodology from the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines. The data includes soil point data and pit descriptions for some surveys, with maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
Use Cases
Modeling agricultural land suitability based on detailed soil survey reports and grading methodology.
Analyzing historical land capability changes using site-specific survey data from 1989-1999.
Integrating detailed soil pit descriptions and point data into broader land use studies.
Digitizing and georeferencing historical land classification maps for modern GIS analysis.
Strengths
Provides detailed subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b.
Includes unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.
Maps are based on the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' methodology.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (survey), Natural England and Ordnance Survey (copyright).
Collection Method
Detailed site surveys with soil analysis, mapped at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
Time Range
1989 to 1999
Freshness
Survey data is from 1989-1999; last update for the dataset is unknown.