Topographic Map 1:50,000 Economics Edition for the Former GDR (1974-1982)

Topographic maps from the former German Democratic Republic, classified as 'Confidential service item' or 'Only for official use'. The 'Economics Edition' maps were created between 1974 and 1982 by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie to serve administration, industry, and planning. Content layers include ground plan, water, relief, streets, construction areas, and forests.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical land use patterns based on the described forest and construction area layers.
• Study the evolution of transport and infrastructure based on the street and ground plan content.
• Map historical administrative and industrial zones for the former GDR based on the map's intended purpose.
• Conduct environmental change detection by comparing the historical relief and water features with modern data.

Strengths

• Maps were produced for official state use, suggesting a systematic creation process.
• Includes multiple thematic content layers (ground plan, water, relief, streets, construction, forest) as described.
• Covers a specific historical period (1974-1982) and political entity (the former GDR).

Limitations

• Last updated metadata is from 1975-01-01; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality and file formats require manual inspection.

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Time Range

1974-1982

Freshness

1975-01-01 00:00:00

Geography

Former German Democratic Republic (GDR), specific sheet for Pritzwalk (0606-3)