Scale series
A series of scales (also series of scales ) is a series of publications, mostly of official maps , which differ in terms of integral and thus easily comparable scales . Typical scale series range from 1: 1000 or 1: 5000 as the largest scale to 1: 1 million as the smallest scale.
purpose
All scales of a scale series are characterized by the same or very similar degrees of fineness of the drawing and the content. In this way, they meet the specific and often diametrically opposed wishes of map users, since each scale in a series of scales usually covers the entire national territory without gaps. For example, the topographic map series on a scale of 1: 50,000 is suitable as a basis for hiking maps , while the four times smaller topographic map series 1: 200,000 is also suitable as a basis for road maps .
Official scale series for German-speaking countries
Germany
Publisher: Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy and the Land Surveying Offices :
| scale | Explanation |
|---|---|
| 1: 1,000 | Property map , city map |
| 1: 5,000 | German basic map DGK 5 |
| 1: 10,000 | Topographic map TK 10 |
| 1: 25,000 | Topographic map TK 25, formerly known as the measuring table sheet |
| 1: 50,000 | Topographic map TK 50 |
| 1: 100,000 | TK 100 topographic map |
| 1: 200,000 | Topographic overview map TÜK 200, German general map |
| 1: 500,000 | Overview map ÜK 500, formerly NATO map |
| 1: 1,000,000 | Overview map Germany ÜKD, International World Map IWK 1000 |
Austria
Editor: Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying :
| scale | Explanation |
|---|---|
| 1: 25,000 | Austrian map 25V (enlargement from ÖK 50) |
| 1: 50,000 | Austrian card ÖK 50 |
| 1: 200,000 | Austrian card ÖK 200 |
| 1: 500,000 | Austrian card ÖK 500 |
In addition, there are the cadastral plans in the scales 1: 1,000, 1: 2,000 and 1: 5,000 (depending on the building density).
Switzerland
Publisher: Federal Office of Topography :
| scale | Explanation |
|---|---|
| 1:25,000 | National map LK 25 |
| 1:50,000 | National map LK 50 |
| 1: 100,000 | National map LK 100 |
| 1: 200,000 | National map LK 200 |
| 1: 300,000 | General map (reduction of LK 200) |
| 1: 500,000 | National map LK 500 |
| 1: 1,000,000 | National map LK 1000 |
literature
- Jürgen Bollmann, Wolf Günther Koch (Ed.): Lexicon of cartography and geomatics. Volume 2: Karto bis Z. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg et al. 2002, ISBN 3-8274-1056-8 , p. 132.