Agricultural Land Classification Survey for York A64 Corridor, 1989-1999

York, A64 Corridor Askham Bryan, Copmanthorpe & Bishopthorpe survey data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It contains scanned original paper maps and reports for detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999, using the grading methodology from 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'. Some surveys also 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 characteristics and variability using the unedited sample point soils data and pit descriptions.
• Map historical land quality for land use planning and change detection based on the scanned geospatial maps.
• Train models for predicting agricultural land grades from soil and environmental features.

Strengths

• Original survey data from a government ministry (MAFF) provides authoritative ground truth.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer granularity.
• Some surveys contain unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Limitations

• Row count, file formats, and column-level documentation are unknown.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Maps are scanned paper originals at varying scales (1:5,000 to 1:50,000), which may affect digital analysis.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), provided via Natural England and the Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with soil analysis, mapped onto paper maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Survey data covers 1989-1999; last update date is unknown.

Geography

York, A64 Corridor Askham Bryan, Copmanthorpe & Bishopthorpe, England