ALCL11494: Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Surveys use the grading methodology described in "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" and map Grade 3 subdivisions 3a and 3b. The data is provided by the Government Digital Service and contains Natural England and Ordnance Survey copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology.
• Map land-use suitability based on the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Study soil characteristics based on the unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.
• Compare land classification at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000 mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Survey data covers a specific time range from 1989 to 1999.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Original paper maps and survey reports are scanned, preserving historical 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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Individual sites in England and Wales, including Hedon, Leaf Sails Farm (Holderness)