A topographic map sheet at 1:50,000 scale covering the Löcknitz area. The map is part of the State Edition series produced for military purposes between 1979 and 1989 and was classified as Confidential. It was created by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land use patterns based on the described forest area and construction area layers.
- Study historical military geography based on the map's original purpose as classified military information.
- Compare historical and contemporary terrain based on the described relief and water layers.
- Digitize historical geographic features for GIS databases based on the described floor plan/grid, water, and relief layers.
Strengths
- Map content is described with specific thematic layers: floor plan/grid (black), water (blue), relief/street/construction (red-brown), and forest area (green).
- Produced by a national mapping authority, the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie.
- Has a defined temporal context from the period 1979-1989.
Limitations
- Last updated metadata is from 1983-01-01; the data itself is historical and may not reflect current conditions.
- Column-level documentation is absent; the exact data structure and file format are unknown.
- The description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Time Range
- 1979-1989
- Geography
- Löcknitz area (likely Germany)