Vladimír BRŮNA, Kateřina KŘOVÁKOVÁ

Interpretation of Stabile Cadastre Maps for Landscape Ecology Purposes

Brůna, V., Křováková, K.: Interpretation of Stabile Cadastre Maps for Landscape Ecology Purposes. Kartografické listy, 2005, 13, 4 figs., 1 tab., 12 refs.

Abstract: The maps of Stabile Cadastre are considered to be one of the most valuable sources for landscape history studies. They can serve for example as a base for reconstruction map of studied area and could be integrated with other maps, images and written records. During the process of interpretation of the maps and final integration of the acquired data the GIS (Geographic Information System) represents the perfect tool for creating, managing and analysing any type of spatial information. The amount of historical information regarding to landscape character and their various reliability and comparability often causes the specialists in natural sciences (who mostly are not familiar with historical skills) to lose orientation and make some interpretation mistakes. This paper presents a way of gradual interpretation of historical maps which could be used in any type of study or project focused on landscape and its history. The Stabile Cadastre maps were used as an example map source to show the phases of the interpretation process and their results.

Keywords: historical maps, Stabile Cadastre, interpretation levels, landscape history, landscape ecology, GIS tools