Between 1989 and 1999, the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food surveyed agricultural land in Faversham, Swale Borough. The dataset likely contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports detailing land grades, including subdivisions of Grade 3 into 3a and 3b. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.
Use Cases
- Map agricultural land quality based on detailed survey reports and grading methodology.
- Analyze soil characteristics based on unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.
- Study historical land use changes based on detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999.
- Compare land grading at varying scales based on maps ranging from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
Strengths
- Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.
- Individual sites have been mapped at varying scales and levels of detail, typically 1:10,000.
- Where Grade 3 is mapped, the dataset includes the subdivision into subgrades 3a and 3b.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Collection Method
- Scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys.
- Time Range
- 1989-1999
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Faversham, Swale Borough, England