From 1875, the Prussian State Recording began creating topographic maps at a scale of 1:25,000, with the work essentially completed by 1912. The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie provides these measuring table sheets, which include contour lines and were updated with new photographs until 1931. These sheets formed the largest-scale topographic map series for the area of the then Reich Office for Land Recording.
Use Cases
- Historical landscape change analysis based on the detailed contour line representation.
- Digitization and georeferencing projects for historical map series based on the 1:25,000 scale.
- Training models for feature extraction from monochrome and multi-colored historical map prints.
Strengths
- Covers a significant historical period from 1875 to 1931.
- Provides large-scale topographic detail at 1:25,000.
- Includes contour lines and elevation references.
Limitations
- Last updated 1942-01-01 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 and subsequent authorities.
- Time Range
- 1875 to 1931
- Freshness
- 1942-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- German Empire (area of responsibility of the then Reich Office for Land Recording)