Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Foredown Road West (Hove LP) 1989-1999

1989 to 1999 detailed site surveys of agricultural land quality conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps and reports, with land graded according to the official methodology, including subdivisions of Grade 3. Data is provided by the Government Digital Service and contains Natural England and Ordnance Survey copyright.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on the official grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze historical land quality changes for a specific site based on detailed survey data from 1989-1999.
• Integrate unedited soil point data and pit descriptions for soil science research where available.
• Compare land classification at varying scales of detail from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000 for regional planning.

Strengths

• Uses the current official Agricultural Land Classification grading methodology.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer detail.
• Contains original scanned maps and reports, preserving primary survey data.
• Some surveys include unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Limitations

• Row count and file formats are 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

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (survey), Government Digital Service (platform).

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with soil analysis, mapped at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Time Range

1989-1999

Freshness

Survey data covers 1989-1999; dataset update recency is unknown.

Geography

Foredown Road, West (Hove LP), England.