Thakeham Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Detailed Soil Maps and Reports 1989-1999

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data for Thakeham, Rock Road (Horsham LP). The dataset comprises scanned original paper maps and survey reports for sites surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. It includes soil grade subdivisions and, for some surveys, unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze historical soil quality trends based on the unedited sample point soils data mentioned in the description.
• Map land use suitability for planning applications based on the detailed soil grade subdivisions (3a and 3b).
• Digitize and integrate historical paper-based soil survey maps into modern GIS systems.

Strengths

• Data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.
• Includes the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b, providing finer detail.
• Some surveys include unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with original paper maps and reports, later scanned.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Survey data is from 1989-1999; last update for the dataset is unknown.

Geography

Thakeham, Rock Road (Horsham LP), England.