Topographic Map of Werder (Havel), Germany, 1:50,000 Scale
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Description
A topographic map sheet from the State Edition series produced for military purposes between 1979 and 1989. The map covers the Werder (Havel) area at a 1:50,000 scale and was classified as confidential. It was created by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie and includes features such as a floor plan grid, water bodies, relief, streets, construction areas, and forest cover.
Use Cases
Analyzing historical land cover changes based on the described forest and construction area layers.
Studying military cartographic techniques based on the described classification and feature symbology.
Georeferencing historical features for modern GIS applications based on the described topographic detail.
Strengths
Map content is described with specific feature classes: floor plan/grid, water, relief/street filling/construction area, and forest area.
The temporal coverage is explicitly stated as 1979-1989, and the last update date is 1985-01-01.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Last updated 1985-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
Time Range
1979-1989
Freshness
1985-01-01
Geography
Werder (Havel), Germany
The data was originally classified as confidential military information.