ALCR04192: Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Plumpton, Stantons Farm
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Description
England and Wales survey data for the Plumpton, Stantons Farm site, collected between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It includes scanned original paper maps, survey reports, and for some surveys, unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions. The data uses the grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' publication.
Use Cases
Classify agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
Analyze soil characteristics and quality for specific sites using the available unedited sample point and soil pit data.
Map land use suitability for farming or development based on the detailed subgrades, including 3a and 3b.
Conduct historical analysis of land quality using surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999.
Strengths
Includes detailed subgrades for Grade 3 land (3a and 3b), providing finer granularity for analysis.
Original survey materials like scanned paper maps and reports are available, preserving methodological context.
Some surveys include unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for direct soil analysis.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale ML tasks.
Provenance
Source
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (UK), Natural England, Ordnance Survey
Collection Method
Detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999, with results mapped at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.