TK50AV: Topographic Maps of the Former GDR, 1974-1982
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Description
Topographic maps from the former German Democratic Republic were classified as 'Confidential Causes of Service' for internal government use. The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie produced these maps between 1974 and 1982 for administration, science, industry, and environmental protection. Content layers include grotto grids, water bodies, relief, streets, building areas, and forests.
Use Cases
Analyze historical land-use patterns based on the described forest, building, and agricultural area classifications.
Study the evolution of transport and urban planning based on the map's street and building area layers.
Research environmental protection and landscape change in the former GDR based on the relief and water body data.
Examine administrative and security geography based on the map's intended use for government order and security.
Strengths
Produced by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, a national mapping agency.
Covers a specific historical period (1974-1982) relevant for Cold War studies.
Includes multiple thematic layers (grotto grid, water, relief, streets, forests) as described.
Limitations
Last updated 1981-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
Time Range
1974-1982
Freshness
1981-01-01 00:00:00
Geography
Frankfurt/Oder-Rosengarten area, former German Democratic Republic
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