Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Bingley, Dowley Gap Lane

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey data for a site in Bingley, Land at Dowley Gap Lane. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. For some surveys, unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Map land grades and subgrades, including Grade 3 subdivisions, using the scanned original paper maps.
• Analyze soil characteristics based on the unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.
• Compare land classification across different sites surveyed at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' document.
• Includes the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b, providing finer detail.
• Original scanned maps and reports preserve 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.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to surveys conducted over a specific decade.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

Bingley, Land at Dowley Gap Lane