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

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie provides the 'Economics Edition' topographic map for Prenzlau, originally classified for official use in the former GDR. The map series was created between 1974 and 1982, with this specific sheet last updated in 1979. Content layers include ground plan, water, relief, street fill, construction areas, and forest areas.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical land use patterns based on the described construction and forest area layers.
• Study administrative and planning frameworks of the former GDR based on the map's stated purpose for administration and planning.
• Model historical transportation networks based on the described street filling and transport-related use case.
• Assess environmental changes over time based on the map's stated purpose for environmental protection and its land cover layers.

Strengths

• Map series has a defined production period from 1974 to 1982, providing temporal context.
• Content includes multiple thematic layers (ground plan, water, relief, land cover) as described.

Limitations

• Last updated 1979-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Time Range

1974-1982

Freshness

1979-01-01 00:00:00

Geography

Prenzlau, former German Democratic Republic (GDR)