ALCR24194: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports, 1989-1999

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data for the Bobbing, Stickfast Lane site. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for sites surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Maps are graded using the current methodology, subdividing Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, and include unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze soil characteristics and limitations for specific sites using the unedited sample point and soil pit data.
• Map land quality variations at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000 for regional planning or site assessment.
• Train or validate geospatial models for land use suitability using historical, ground-truthed classification data.

Strengths

• Original survey maps and reports provide detailed, ground-truthed classification data.
• Surveys use a defined grading methodology with subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Includes ancillary data like unedited sample point soils and soil pit descriptions for some sites.

Limitations

• Row count, column names, and file formats are unknown; data structure must be inspected after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Data may reflect temporal and methodological bias inherent to surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (survey), Natural England and Ordnance Survey (copyright).

Collection Method

Detailed field surveys producing paper maps and reports, later scanned.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Survey data collected between 1989 and 1999; last update date for the digital record is unknown.

Geography

Bobbing, Stickfast Lane (Swale LP Site 41), England, United Kingdom