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

KM50-R is the digital state map covering the entire Austrian territory at a basic scale of 1:50,000. It is free of blades and georeferenced, with updates occurring nationwide at periodic intervals and for significant infrastructural changes. The dataset is provided as a 50 km x 50 km tile, one of 63 tiles that together cover Austria, and is derived from the Austrian map 1:50,000 (ÖK50) in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Defence.

Use Cases

• Conducting land cover analysis based on the detailed topographic features of the map.
• Performing geospatial analysis for infrastructure planning using the nationwide, georeferenced coverage.
• Creating derived maps or visualizations for regional studies based on the 1:50,000 scale cartographic model.

Strengths

• Provides nationwide coverage of Austria through 63 tiles.
• Serves as the source for the official Austrian map 1:50,000 (ÖK50).
• Is georeferenced, enabling integration with other spatial datasets.

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 the Austrian map 1:50,000 (ÖK50) in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Defence (BMLV).

Geography

Austria