KM50-R: Austrian National Topographic Map at 1:50,000 Scale

KM50-R is the digital state map covering the entire territory of Austria at a scale of 1:50,000. It is a georeferenced, seamless raster dataset updated periodically and used as the basis for other official Austrian maps. The data is provided as one of 63 tiles covering the country and is published under a CC-BY-4.0 license by a cooperation including Wikimedia Österreich.

Use Cases

• Perform geospatial analysis based on the nationwide, seamless topographic coverage.
• Create derived map products based on the official 1:50,000 scale cartographic model.
• Support infrastructure planning based on the dataset's periodic updates for significant changes.
• Use as a base layer for environmental or land-use studies across Austria.

Strengths

• Covers the entire national territory of Austria.
• Serves as the official base for other Austrian map series like ÖK50 and ÖK25V.
• Provided as a seamless, georeferenced raster dataset.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Cooperation OGD Österreich, Wikimedia Österreich

Collection Method

Derived from official Austrian cartographic sources, likely in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Defence (BMLV).

Geography

Austria