Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Liphook, Lowsley Farm (1989-1999)

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey data for the Liphook, Lowsley Farm site in East Hampshire, collected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food between 1989 and 1999. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps, survey reports, and for some surveys, unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions. It is provided by Natural England and contains Ordnance Survey data under Crown copyright.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze soil characteristics and variability using the available unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.
• Map historical land quality at varying scales (from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000) for regional planning or environmental studies.
• Study the subdivision of Grade 3 agricultural land into subgrades 3a and 3b for precision agriculture assessments.

Strengths

• Provides detailed site survey data for a specific location (Liphook, Lowsley Farm) collected over a defined 10-year period (1989-1999).
• Includes the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b, offering finer granularity for analysis.
• Contains multiple data types: scanned maps, reports, and for some surveys, raw soils data and pit descriptions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; provided by Natural England.

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys involving mapping and soil analysis, conducted between 1989 and 1999.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

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Geography

Liphook, Lowsley Farm (East Hampshire), England