Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Faringdon West, 1989-1999
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Description
Faringdon West in the Vale of White Horse, England, is the subject of this detailed Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey. The dataset likely contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports from site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It includes the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b, and for some surveys, 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 based on the available unedited sample point data and soil pit descriptions.
Map land quality for planning and development assessments using the scanned geospatial maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
Study historical land use and soil survey practices from the late 20th century in a specific English region.
Strengths
Uses the established grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.
Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into more detailed subgrades 3a and 3b.
Contains original survey materials (scanned maps and reports) from a defined time period (1989-1999).
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Data scale and detail vary across the survey, from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
Provenance
Source
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; aggregated by Government Digital Service via eu_open_data.
Collection Method
Detailed site surveys with soil analysis, mapped onto paper plans.