ALCL09896: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Whitby, 1989-1999
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Description
Whitby, England, is the focus of this detailed post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey. It contains scanned original paper maps and reports for a specific site, with soil grades including subdivisions of Grade 3 into 3a and 3b. The data was collected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food between 1989 and 1999, using the methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.
Use Cases
Classifying agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
Analyzing historical soil data for land planning based on the unedited sample point and soil pit descriptions.
Mapping land capability for agriculture based on the scanned original maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
Strengths
Includes the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b, providing finer detail.
Contains original scanned maps and reports, preserving the primary survey data.
Some surveys include unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.
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; Natural England.
Collection Method
Detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999, with results compiled into maps and reports.