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

63 georeferenced tiles constitute the digital state map covering the entire territory of Austria at a scale of 1:50,000. The cartographic model is updated periodically nationwide and serves as the basis for derived maps like the Austrian map 1:50,000 (ÖK50). This specific tile is one of the 63, provided by a cooperation including Wikimedia Österreich under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Land cover classification based on the detailed cartographic features.
• Infrastructure change detection based on the described periodic update process.
• Geospatial reference and basemap creation for regional planning in Austria.
• Deriving smaller-scale maps based on the model's use as a source for other official maps.

Strengths

• Covers the entire national territory of Austria through 63 tiles.
• Georeferenced and free of blades, suggesting a standardized cartographic product.
• Serves as the authoritative source for other official map series like ÖK50.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• The specific update frequency for individual tiles is not detailed.

Provenance

Source

Cooperation OGD Österreich, Wikimedia Österreich

Collection Method

Derived from the digital state cartographic model KM50-R.

Geography

Austria