ALCR01290: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Leeds and Langley By-pass

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey data includes scanned original paper maps and reports for the Leeds and Langley By-pass site. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food conducted detailed surveys between 1989 and 1999, mapping land grades including the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available 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 based on the available unedited sample point soils data.
• Map land use suitability for planning and development based on the original scanned maps.
• Compare land quality subgrades (3a and 3b) for agricultural productivity assessments.

Strengths

• Uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' publication.
• Includes the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer detail.
• Original survey data spans a defined period from 1989 to 1999.
• Contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Maps were created at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000, which may affect consistency.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Natural England; Ordnance Survey.

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, with results captured in original paper maps and reports.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Survey data is from 1989-1999; last update date for the dataset is unknown.

Geography

Leeds and Langley By-pass site, England.