Agricultural Land Classification Survey Bramhope Leeds UDP Topic 318

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey data for Bramhope, Leeds. The dataset likely contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. It includes the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b, and for some surveys, unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on soil survey data.
• Map land quality grades for planning purposes based on the detailed grading methodology.
• Analyze soil characteristics using unedited sample point data and pit descriptions.
• Compare land classification across different survey scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official Agricultural Land Classification guidelines.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• 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 to 1999

Geography

Bramhope, Leeds