Agricultural Land Classification detailed Post 1988 survey ALCR07498

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey data for the Banbury, Milestone Farm site in Cherwell. 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 soil grading, including subgrades 3a and 3b, and may contain unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze soil characteristics and variability using the available unedited sample point data and soil pit descriptions.
• Map land capability for agriculture at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000 using the scanned geospatial survey maps.

Strengths

• Uses the established grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' publication.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer detail.
• Contains original survey materials (scanned maps and reports) from a defined period (1989-1999).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (survey), Natural England (copyright).

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with soil analysis, mapping, and reporting.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Survey data is from 1989-1999; last update date for the dataset is unknown.

Geography

Banbury, Milestone Farm, Cherwell, England.