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

From 1974 to 1982, the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie produced this topographic map series for the former GDR. The 'Economics Edition' (AV) was classified as 'Confidential service item' or 'Only for official use' and served as a map basis for administration, science, industry, agriculture, transport, and environmental protection. It depicts ground plans in black, water in blue, relief and construction areas in red-brown, and forest areas in green.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical land use patterns based on the described forest, construction, and agricultural area classifications.
• Studying the evolution of transport and infrastructure networks based on the map's ground plan and street filling data.
• Researching environmental protection and planning history in the GDR based on the map's stated purpose for those domains.
• Georeferencing and comparing historical administrative and security boundaries based on the map's intended use for administration and order.

Strengths

• Map series was produced over an 8-year period from 1974 to 1982, providing temporal depth.
• Designed for multiple official sectors including administration, science, industry, agriculture, and transport, suggesting broad utility.
• Includes specific cartographic content levels: ground plan/grid (black), water (blue), relief/street filling/construction area (red-brown), and forest area (green).

Limitations

• Last updated metadata is from 1979-01-01; 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

Bad Freienwalde (Oder), former German Democratic Republic (GDR)