1822 marks the start of production for the Prussian Urmesstischblätter, hand-drawn topographic maps at a scale of 1:25,000. They were created by the Royal Prussian General Staff as unpublished base maps for smaller-scale cartography. The dataset is provided by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie and represents the foundational work of modern topographic mapping.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land use and settlement patterns based on the hand-drawn topographic features.
- Train image segmentation models for historical map feature extraction based on the detailed cartographic drawings.
- Study the evolution of cartographic design and standards based on the 1821 Royal Prussian General Staff instructions.
- Georeference and compare historical landscapes with modern maps based on the foundational 1:25,000 scale maps.
Strengths
- Maps were produced starting in 1822, providing a long historical baseline.
- Created at a detailed scale of 1:25,000 for foundational topographic work.
- Production was governed by specific 1821 instructions from the Royal Prussian General Staff, suggesting standardized creation.
Limitations
- Last updated 1835-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Row count and specific file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Collection Method
- Hand-drawn cartographic surveys by the Royal Prussian General Staff.
- Time Range
- Production began in 1822.
- Freshness
- 1835-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- Territory of Prussia.