Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Eastfield Site Maps and Reports (1989-1999)

Natural England provides Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey data for the Eastfield site in Scarborough. 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. It features soil grade subdivisions and unedited sample point soils data for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on detailed soil survey methodology.
• Analyze soil grade subdivisions (e.g., 3a and 3b) for land use planning.
• Integrate historical soil pit descriptions and point data for environmental modeling.
• Georeference scanned survey maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000 for spatial analysis.

Strengths

• Uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' publication.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b, offering finer detail.
• Contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific survey period and site.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (survey), Natural England (copyright holder).

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with soil mapping and analysis, resulting in paper maps and reports later scanned.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Survey data is from 1989-1999; update frequency is unknown.

Geography

Eastfield site, Scarborough, England.