Royds Green 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 sites at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality based on detailed soil survey methodology
• Map land use suitability for planning based on ALC grades and subgrades
• Analyze soil characteristics based on available point soils data and pit descriptions

Strengths

• Survey data uses a standardized grading methodology as described in the official ALC guidelines
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer classification
• Original maps and reports are available, providing detailed historical context

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (UK)

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted by government agencies, with data compiled by Natural England.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

Royds Green (Leeds, UK)