Topographic Map 1:50,000 Economics Edition for Greater Leuthen (1974-1982)
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Description
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
The maps originally carried classification levels 'Confidential service item' or 'Only for official use'.