TK50AV: Topographic Map Series for East German Economic Planning (1974-1982)

Topographic maps from the former GDR were classified as 'Confidential service item' or 'Only for official use'. The 'Economics Edition' series served as a cartographic basis for administration, industry, agriculture, and environmental protection. Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie produced these maps between 1974 and 1982, with content layers for ground plan, water, relief, and forest areas.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical land use patterns based on the described forest area and construction area layers.
• Studying the evolution of transport and planning infrastructure referenced in the map's intended purpose.
• Comparing historical administrative and industrial zones against modern geography using the ground plan layer.
• Researching environmental protection history in the GDR based on the map's stated role in that domain.

Strengths

• Map series was produced over an 8-year period (1974-1982), suggesting systematic coverage.
• Includes multiple thematic content levels: ground plan, water, relief, street filling, construction area, and forest area.

Limitations

• Last updated 1981-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Time Range

1974-1982

Freshness

1981-01-01 00:00:00

Geography

Henningsdorf near Berlin, former GDR