Quantifying inconsistencies in old cadastral maps and their impact on land-use reconstructions |
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Authors: | Michal Forejt Martin Dolejš Johana Zacharová Pavel Raška |
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Institution: | 1. Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague , Praha, Suchdol, Czech Republic michal.48@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0822-7368;3. Faculty of Science, J. E. Purkyně University in ústí Nad Labem , ústí Nad Labem, Czech Republic;4. Faculty of Environment, J. E. Purkyně University in ústí Nad Labem , ústí Nad Labem, Czech Republic |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACT Old cadastral maps represent a historical reference dataset for long-term land-use reconstructions. This study presents identification of inconsistencies in the nineteenth century Franziscean cadastre, one of the largest sets of old cadastral maps worldwide, by comparing three versions of the maps and written documents created in the same period. We identified all parcels and their land-use in the four sub-sources in six study areas. The overall share of inconsistencies among 5 771 identified parcels is 7.4%, with the biggest share of inconsistency in agroforestry and forestry classes. The most frequent inconsistencies are of ‘Not differentiable land use’ (n = 212) and ‘Different land-use’ categories across the sub-sources (n = 113). We conclude that the frequency of uncertainties in old cadastral maps may limit the validity of historical land-use reconstructions, affecting the eventual restoration and management efforts based on such data. We provide a summary for the use of Franziscean cadastre. |
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Keywords: | Land use reconstruction cadastral map Central Europe Franziscean cadastre |
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