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

The topographic maps referred to as the 'Economics Edition' (AV) were primarily intended to serve as a map basis for the areas of administration, science and culture, order and security, industry and agriculture, transport, planning and environmental protection of the former GDR. They carried the classification level -Confidential service item or -Only for official use-. Content levels of the TK50AV are: Ground plan/grid-black, water-blue, relief/street filling/construction area-red brown, forest area-green.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical land-use patterns based on the described content layers (forest, construction, water)
• Study administrative and planning infrastructure of the former GDR based on the map's intended purpose
• Compare historical topographic features for environmental protection studies based on the map's thematic focus

Strengths

• Map scale is explicitly defined as 1:50,000
• The map's intended purpose for multiple administrative and planning areas is clearly described
• Content layers (ground plan, water, relief, forest) are specified

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last updated 1981-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Time Range

1974-1982

Geography

Greater Leuthen, former GDR