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State Map Series - introduction

The State map series consists of map sheets showing seamlessly the territory of the Czech Republic, processed according to common standards, and published by the State Authority in public interest. State Map Series, obligatory for the territory of the Czech Republic, are specified by Government Provision No. 430/2006 Sb. The series includes base state map series which contains basic, generally useable content, and thematic state map series with additional thematic phenomena on the background state map series.

ZTM/S-JTSK and ZTM/ETRS89 they represent the most important part of the state map work next to the cadastral map. The set of basic topographic maps of medium scale (ZTM Czech Republic) is a topographic character , containing a seminar, altitude and description . The Czech Republic is processed in two coordinate reference systems National S-JTSK and International ETRS89-TMN. This corresponds to the pros of map sheets and their marking. The additional Map sheets ZTM/S-JTSK are parallel to the S-JTSK coordinate axes, and thus corresponds to the needs of the use of digital data in GIS, and is also compatible with large scale maps. The Plans of Map Sheets ZTM/ETRS89 is based on the recommendations of inspire legislation and use the definition of the territory by geographical coordinates. The underlying data of the entire set of ZTM Both forms of ZTM Another output provided is the georeferentiated files with a composite raster image of the map content, which will also be used in the Map Services of the ČÚZK Geoportal. The third variant of providing ZTM the Czech Republic is Vector Data of the Cartographic Models of ZTM/S-JTSK in DGN and SHP format. All this data is provided as open data with CC by 4.0 . The digital form of basic topographic maps of medium scale is used in geographical information systems, map portals and web applications in the role of underlying and review maps thanks to uniform processing for the whole territory of the Czech Republic and data availability.

Maps of the Czech Republic at scales of 1:500,000, 1:1,000,000 and 1:2,000,000 are designed as clear general geographical maps. They show the entire territory of the Czech Republic on one map sheet. In raster form, they are used, among other things, as a navigation layer in the Geoportal and other departmental web applications. They are also provided in the form of printable PDF files.

Other maps of territorial units and a number of administrative division maps are also provided in the form of open data as PDF files of maps with extra-framework data.

Digital geographic models of the territory of the Czech Republic Data50 and Data250 are provided as open data in SHP format, including map documents for simplified visualization.

Thematic state map series published by the Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre are available only in printed form.

Compilation and update of the state map series, published by the Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre, are executed by the Land Survey Office.

More information on the entire selection of map products of the Land Survey Office, including printed unfolded and folded printed maps, can be found in the Product Catalogue of the Land Survey Office.

The State map series file datasets are provided in selected formats by ATOM download services as open data from 01/07/2023, free of charge under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.
 
Another option for data distribution is the export of data slices in the Geoviewer application.
 
To order data in other formats and forms of distribution, as well as printed maps, you can use the eshop application.

Last update: 24.11.2025
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