ALCR13997: Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports

Scanned original paper maps and survey reports for detailed agricultural land classification surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. The data includes the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b, following the methodology described in the official classification guidelines. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Map historical agricultural land quality based on detailed survey grades and subgrades.
• Analyze soil characteristics using the available unedited sample point soils data.
• Study land-use change by comparing detailed site surveys mapped at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.
• Includes the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b, providing finer detail.
• Original paper maps and reports are scanned, preserving the historical survey format.

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

Collection Method

Scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

Cooden (Rother DLP Site 1), England