Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Hedon, The Grange (1989-1999)

England and Wales agricultural land survey data from detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The collection includes scanned original paper maps and reports for the Hedon, The Grange site, using the grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines. Some surveys also contain unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Classifying agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyzing historical land use and soil quality changes based on survey data collected between 1989 and 1999.
• Mapping land grades at varying scales (from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000) for regional planning and environmental studies.
• Validating modern land classification models using historical ground-truth data from soil pits and sample points.

Strengths

• Data is based on detailed site surveys conducted by a government ministry (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food).
• Includes the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b, providing finer granularity.
• Original scanned maps and reports provide primary source material for verification.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Data may reflect temporal and geographic bias inherent to the specific survey period and location.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Detailed agricultural land classification site surveys, resulting in paper maps and reports which were later scanned.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Data collection period is 1989-1999; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Hedon, The Grange (Holderness), England and Wales