Topographic Map 1:50,000 Economics Edition for Fürstenwalde (1974-1982)

A topographic map series produced between 1974 and 1982 for the former German Democratic Republic. The "Economics Edition" was intended as a map basis for administration, industry, agriculture, transport, and environmental protection, originally classified as confidential or for official use. It includes ground plan, water, relief, street filling, construction areas, and forest areas in distinct colors.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical land-use patterns based on the described forest, construction, and agricultural areas.
• Study the evolution of transport and infrastructure networks based on the street and construction area data.
• Map historical administrative and planning boundaries for the former GDR based on the map's intended use for administration.
• Assess environmental protection and planning efforts based on the map's described content levels for relief and land cover.

Strengths

• Map series covers a defined time period from 1974 to 1982.
• Content includes multiple thematic layers such as water, relief, forests, and construction areas as described.

Limitations

• Last updated date is 1981-01-01; data freshness should be verified for contemporary use.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Time Range

1974-1982

Freshness

1981-01-01

Geography

Fürstenwalde (Spree), former German Democratic Republic