ALCR01699: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Wantage (1989-1999)

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey data for the Wantage, North Of Port Way site in the Vale of White Horse. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It provides land grading, including Grade 3 subdivisions, and may contain unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Classifying agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyzing historical soil characteristics and variability based on available unedited sample point soils data.
• Mapping land use suitability for planning and environmental assessments using the scanned geospatial maps.
• Studying the subdivision of Grade 3 agricultural land into subgrades 3a and 3b for precision agriculture research.

Strengths

• Includes detailed land grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' document.
• Contains original scanned maps and reports from a defined survey period (1989-1999).
• Some surveys include unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for granular analysis.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys involving soil analysis and mapping, with results compiled into paper reports and maps that were later scanned.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Data covers surveys from 1989 to 1999; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Wantage, North Of Port Way, Vale of White Horse, England