Maps of the German Empire 1:25,000, known as Measuring Table Sheets, were produced by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie. The recording of these topographic sheets began in 1875 and was essentially completed by 1912, with new photographs of earlier sheets finished by 1931. They provided the largest-scale topographic map work for the area of the German Empire.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land use and topography based on the detailed 1:25,000 scale maps.
- Study the evolution of cartographic representation based on the heightline and reference to normal zero.
- Georeference historical features based on the plano-available measuring table sheets.
Strengths
- Provides a large-scale (1:25,000) topographic map series for the German Empire.
- Covers a significant historical period, with production spanning from 1875 to 1931.
Limitations
- Last updated 1936-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Collection Method
- Topographic surveying and map production by the Prussian state reception and Reichamt für Landesaufnahme.
- Time Range
- 1875 to 1931
- Geography
- German Empire