ALCL20295: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Routh, High Farm

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification site survey data includes scanned original paper maps and reports for individual sites. Surveys were conducted in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, using a grading methodology that subdivides Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b. The data originates from the Government Digital Service and contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

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.
• Assess land use change or development impact by comparing historical agricultural land grades.
• Train geospatial models for land classification using the scanned map data at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Strengths

• Includes original scanned maps and reports, preserving methodological detail.
• Surveys use a specific grading system that subdivides Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some sites.

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

Government Digital Service, originally from the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with maps and reports, using the Agricultural Land Classification methodology.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Data collection occurred between 1989 and 1999; last update is unknown.

Geography

England and Wales, specifically the Routh, High Farm site.