Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Faringdon North, 1989-1999

1989 to 1999 survey data for the Faringdon North area, detailing agricultural land quality. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps, survey reports, and unedited soil data from detailed site surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It uses the grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.

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 soil pit descriptions.
• Map historical land quality for land use planning or environmental change studies based on the scanned geospatial maps.

Strengths

• Original survey data from a defined 1989-1999 time period conducted by a government ministry.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer detail.
• Contains multiple data types: scanned maps, reports, and point soil data.

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; Natural England.

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with soil analysis, mapping at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Time Range

1989-1999

Freshness

Survey data covers 1989-1999; last platform update unknown.

Geography

Faringdon North, Vale of White Horse, England.