Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Faversham, Ospringe Brickworks
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Description
Original paper maps and survey reports detail the Agricultural Land Classification for a site in Faversham, surveyed between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. The data includes scanned maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000 and uses the grading methodology from the official classification guidelines. Unedited soil sample point data and soil pit descriptions are available for some surveys.
Use Cases
Classify agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
Analyze soil characteristics based on unedited sample point data and soil pit descriptions.
Map historical land use patterns based on scanned original paper maps at varying scales.
Compare land grading subdivisions, such as Grade 3a and 3b, for agricultural planning.
Strengths
Surveyed using the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.
Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer analysis.
Original maps scanned at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000, typically 1:10,000.
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 specific site survey period (1989-1999).
Provenance
Source
Government Digital Service
Collection Method
Detailed site surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.