ALCR02296: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Warsash, Fareham

Post1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey ALCR02296 contains detailed site survey data for Warsash (Fareham BLP Site 10). The data includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for sites surveyed between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, using the grading methodology from the official classification guidelines. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality based on detailed soil survey reports and maps.
• Analyze land use suitability for development or conservation based on the subdivision of Grade 3 into 3a and 3b.
• Integrate historical soil data with modern GIS systems based on scanned maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the official grading methodology described in 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b, providing finer detail.
• Contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

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

Detailed site surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food between 1989 and 1999.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Warsash (Fareham BLP Site 10), England