Otham Agricultural Land Classification Survey with Soil Data

ALCR02996 is a detailed Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey for the Otham site in Maidstone. 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. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Map agricultural land quality grades based on detailed site surveys.
• Analyze soil characteristics based on unedited sample point soils data.
• Compare land grading methodologies using the referenced classification system.
• Assess land suitability for development or conservation based on Grade 3 subdivisions.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• 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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service, Natural England, Ordnance Survey

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

Otham (Maidstone BLP Site 96), England