Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Burridge and North Whiteley

ALCR02196 is a detailed Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey for the Burridge and North Whiteley site in Fareham. The dataset 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 some surveys also provide unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze soil quality variations within Grade 3 land based on the subdivision into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Integrate historical land classification data with modern GIS for land-use planning based on scanned maps.
• Study soil characteristics for specific sites using the available 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.
• Data includes scanned original paper maps and reports from detailed site surveys conducted over a 10-year period (1989-1999).
• Some surveys provide additional 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

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (now part of Natural England)

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with scanned original paper maps and reports.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

Burridge and North Whiteley (Fareham BLP Site 4), England