ALCL1O691: Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps

Survey name: Guisborough, East Upsall Farm. 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. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Map agricultural land quality grades based on the detailed ALC methodology.
• Analyze soil characteristics based on available unedited sample point soils data.
• Compare land classification subgrades (3a and 3b) within Grade 3 areas.
• Assess historical land-use patterns based on surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.
• Individual sites have been mapped at varying scales and level of detail from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
• Contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports for detailed site surveys.

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 geographic bias inherent to eu_open_data, focusing on specific surveyed sites.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

Guisborough, East Upsall Farm (England)