Agricultural Land Classification detailed Post 1988 survey ALCR08792
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Description
Scanned original paper maps and survey reports from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food detail the agricultural land classification for the Longford, Moorbridge Farm site. The data, collected between 1989 and 1999, includes the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b, following the methodology of the "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" guidelines. Natural England holds the copyright, and the data incorporates Ordnance Survey mapping.
Use Cases
Classify agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
Analyze historical soil data and land quality trends for a specific site based on the available unedited sample point and soil pit data.
Integrate historical land classification boundaries with modern geospatial datasets for change detection.
Train models to predict land quality based on features described in the original survey maps and reports.
Strengths
Data follows the established "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" methodology, ensuring a consistent grading standard.
Includes the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b, providing more granular detail than a basic five-grade system.
Original survey maps are available at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000, suggesting a high level of spatial detail for the mapped site.
Limitations
Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Last update date is unknown; the data reflects a specific historical period (1989-1999) and freshness is unverified.
The level of detail and availability of supplementary soils data varies by individual survey site.
Provenance
Source
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (survey), Natural England (copyright holder).
Collection Method
Detailed site surveys by government agricultural experts, resulting in paper maps and reports that were later scanned.
Time Range
1989 to 1999
Freshness
Data collection occurred between 1989 and 1999; last update is unknown.
Contains Ordnance Survey data subject to Crown copyright and database rights; specific licensing terms for the dataset are unknown and must be verified.