Prussian State Recording produced these topographic map sheets of the German Empire at a scale of 1:25,000. The surveying began in 1875, was largely complete by 1912, and the final new photographs were finished in 1931. The maps, which include contour lines and a normal-zero reference, were created by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie to meet civilian demand.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land use changes based on topographic features like contour lines.
- Study the evolution of cartographic techniques based on the shift from single-coloured to multi-coloured prints.
- Georeference historical locations based on the detailed 1:25,000 scale mapping.
- Train computer vision models for map feature recognition based on the contour line representation.
Strengths
- Covers a significant time period from 1875 to 1931.
- Provides large-scale topographic detail at 1:25,000.
- Includes contour lines and a normal-zero reference for elevation data.
Limitations
- Last updated 1937-01-01 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
- Surveyed and produced by the Prussian State Recording.
- Time Range
- 1875-1931
- Freshness
- 1937-01-01
- Geography
- German Empire