Agricultural Land Classification detailed Post 1988 survey ALCR12293

West Stoke, Densworth in West Sussex is the subject of this detailed post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey. The dataset likely contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites, produced by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food between 1989 and 1999. It includes the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b, and for some surveys, unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Classifying agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Mapping soil characteristics and land suitability for planning based on the scanned maps and soil pit descriptions.
• Analyzing historical land use changes by comparing this survey data with more recent land classification datasets.

Strengths

• Based on the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for more granular analysis.
• Some surveys contain unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Maps were created at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000, which may affect consistency in detail.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (now part of the UK government).

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999, with data from scanned original paper maps and reports.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Survey data is from 1989 to 1999; last update date is unknown.

Geography

West Stoke, Densworth (West Sussex Minerals Site 14), England.