Topographic Map of Werder (Havel), Germany, 1:50,000 Scale

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