From 1875 to 1931, the Prussian State Recording created a topographic map series of the German Empire at a 1:25,000 scale. The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie provides these measuring table sheets, which feature contour lines and a normal-zero reference. The work was primarily intended to satisfy civilian demand and formed the largest-scale topographic map series for the area at the time.
Use Cases
- Historical landscape change analysis based on the detailed contour line representation.
- Georeferencing and digitization of historical features based on the 1:25,000 scale topographic maps.
- Training map feature recognition models based on the single-coloured and multi-coloured print styles.
Strengths
- Covers a significant time range from the project's start in 1875 to the completion of new photographs in 1931.
- Provides a detailed 1:25,000 scale, which was the largest-scale topographic map work for the area at the time.
- Includes contour line representation and a normal-zero reference for elevation data.
Limitations
- Last updated 1932-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Collection Method
- Topographic surveying and cartographic production by the Prussian State Recording.
- Time Range
- 1875-1931
- Freshness
- 1932-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- German Empire (specifically the area of responsibility of the then Reich Office for Land Recording), including sheet 2745 Lychen.