ALCR14297: Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports

Survey data collected between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food for detailed agricultural land classification. It includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites, with soil data and pit descriptions available for some surveys. The data is provided by Natural England and contains Ordnance Survey data.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze soil characteristics and subgrades for Grade 3 land based on available unedited sample point soils data.
• Map historical land use patterns at varying scales based on scanned original maps ranging from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Strengths

• Survey data collected over a 10-year period from 1989 to 1999.
• Maps include the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Original paper maps scanned at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the survey period and locations.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Caversham, Henley Road: Eye & Dunsden Water Park