Kemsley West Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Detailed Soil Maps and Reports

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

Use Cases

• Classifying agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Mapping soil characteristics and land grades at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
• Analyzing the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for detailed land capability assessment.
• Integrating historical soil survey data with modern GIS for land-use change analysis.

Strengths

• Uses the current Agricultural Land Classification grading methodology for England and Wales.
• Includes detailed subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Contains original survey materials like scanned maps and reports, preserving methodological detail.

Limitations

• Row count, column definitions, and file formats are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; data is historical (1989-1999) and freshness is unverified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys involving soil mapping and analysis.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; data collection period was 1989-1999.

Geography

Kemsley West (Swale LP Site 11), England