Agricultural Land Classification detailed Post1988 survey ALCL12795

1989 to 1999 survey data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the Great Broughton site. It includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for detailed agricultural land classification, using a methodology that subdivides Grade 3 into 3a and 3b. The data is provided by Natural England and contains Ordnance Survey data under Crown copyright.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on detailed soil survey reports.
• Analyze historical land quality for planning and development assessments using scanned maps.
• Train models for soil classification using unedited sample point and soil pit description data.

Strengths

• Original survey data from a government ministry (MAFF) for a specific site.
• Maps include subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Some surveys include unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Limitations

• Map scales vary from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000, which may affect detail consistency.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), provided by Natural England.

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999, with scanned original paper maps and reports.

Time Range

1989-1999

Freshness

Survey data is from 1989-1999; last platform update is unknown.

Geography

Great Broughton, Hambleton District, England.