Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Gravesend, 1989-1999
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Description
Gravesend, Thong Lane, Cheneys Farm is a detailed post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey. It contains scanned original paper maps and reports for sites surveyed between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, using the grading methodology from the official classification guidelines. The data includes soil point data and pit descriptions for some surveys and is provided by Natural England.
Use Cases
Classifying agricultural land capability based on the official ALC grading methodology described in the survey reports.
Mapping soil quality variations based on the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
Analyzing historical land use potential based on detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999.
Integrating unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for soil science research.
Strengths
Uses the current official Agricultural Land Classification grading methodology.
Includes detailed subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b.
Provides unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.
Limitations
Row count, file formats, and column-level documentation are unknown.
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Data may reflect temporal and methodological bias inherent to surveys from 1989-1999.
Provenance
Source
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Natural England.
Collection Method
Detailed site surveys with scanned original paper maps and reports.