ALCR08494: Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Findon, Horsham Road

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey data for the Findon, Horsham Road site. 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 land grading, including Grade 3 subdivisions, and may contain unedited soil sample point data and pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical agricultural land quality based on detailed site survey reports
• Map land classification grades, including Grade 3 subdivisions, using scanned paper maps
• Study soil characteristics based on available unedited sample point data and pit descriptions

Strengths

• Survey data collected by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, an authoritative source
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b
• Original maps scanned at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Findon, Horsham Road (Arun LP Site 21), England