Agricultural Land Classification detailed Post 1988 survey ALCL10598

Agricultural Land Classification detailed Post 1988 survey ALCL10598 contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports for a site near Chester Le Street. The data was collected between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, using the grading methodology from the "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" guidelines. Some surveys include unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze soil quality variations using the unedited sample point soils data mentioned for some surveys.
• Map land-use suitability for planning purposes based on the scanned original maps with subgrade 3a and 3b distinctions.
• Study historical land quality assessments for a specific geographic area based on the Chester Le Street site focus.

Strengths

• Uses the established grading methodology from the "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" publication.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for more granular analysis.
• Some surveys contain unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys involving soil analysis and mapping.

Time Range

1989-1999

Freshness

Survey data collected between 1989 and 1999; last platform update unknown.

Geography

Land east of A167/A6127, Chester Le Street, England.