Prussian State Recording produced these 1:25,000 scale topographic maps, known as measuring table sheets, beginning in 1875. The mapping effort was essentially completed by 1912, with new photographs of pre-1875 sheets finished in 1931. The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie provides these plano sheets, which feature contour lines and a normal-zero reference.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land use and settlement patterns based on the detailed 1:25,000 scale mapping.
- Study the evolution of topographic representation based on the contour line and normal-zero reference system.
- Train computer vision models for historical map feature detection based on the single or multi-colored sheet prints.
Strengths
- Provides a detailed 1:25,000 scale view of the German Empire's topography.
- Covers a significant historical period, with production spanning from 1875 to 1931.
- Served as the largest-scale topographic map work for the Reich Office for Land Recording in 1931.
Limitations
- Last updated 1940-01-01 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
- 1940-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- German Empire (specifically the area of responsibility of the Reich Office for Land Recording)