Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Burniston South Site

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey data for the Burniston south site in Scarborough. 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. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Map soil subgrades, including Grade 3 subdivisions into 3a and 3b, based on the survey maps.
• Analyze soil characteristics using the unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' publication.
• Individual sites have been mapped at varying scales and levels of detail, ranging from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

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

Burniston south site in Scarborough, England.