German Empire topographic maps at a 1:25,000 scale produced between 1875 and 1931 by the Prussian State Recording and later the Reich Office for Land Recording. The maps feature contour lines and a normal-zero reference, forming the largest-scale topographic map series for the area at the time. They were primarily created to meet civilian demand and served as the basis for subsequent map scales.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land use changes based on topographic features.
- Train geospatial models for historical map feature recognition based on contour lines.
- Study the evolution of cartographic techniques based on the map series' production period.
Strengths
- Maps cover a significant production period from 1875 to 1931.
- Series served as the largest-scale topographic map work for its area in 1931.
Limitations
- Last updated 1934-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Collection Method
- Topographic surveying and map production by state agencies.
- Time Range
- 1875-1931
- Freshness
- 1934-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- German Empire (areas under the responsibility of the Reich Office for Land Recording)