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<p>The aim of the research was to analyse land use changes and to develop a coherent base on the basis of available cartographic source materials – archival and contemporary topographic maps and spatial databases. The presented research is a continuation of works related to the cartographic visualization of changes in the distribution of the settlement network in the Noteć Forest – one of the largest forest complexes in Poland. The analysis was performed for nine villages together with their immediate surroundings, located in this area. The total surface area of lands covered by the study was 32,468 km<sup>2</sup>. Cartographic source materials were collected for selected areas. The archival maps were georeferenced and then digitized. In this way, the data has been transformed into a homogeneous system enabling further comparisons and analyses in an automated manner. Geodetic software (C-Geo), GIS (MapInfo, QGIS) and GNSS technology were used in the work. Cartographic sources can be successfully used for spatial analyses and environmental studies, providing reliable and available quantitative data. This type of research is important because it shows the changes taking place in the natural environment and can be used in works related to spatial planning, landscape ecology and social research.</p>
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The aim of the research was to analyse land use changes and to develop a coherent base on the basis of available cartographic source materials – archival and contemporary topographic maps and spatial databases. The presented research is a continuation of works related to the cartographic visualization of changes in the distribution of the settlement network in the Noteć Forest – one of the largest forest complexes in Poland. The analysis was performed for nine villages together with their immediate surroundings, located in this area. The total surface area of lands covered by the study was 32,468 km2. Cartographic source materials were collected for selected areas. The archival maps were georeferenced and then digitized. In this way, the data has been transformed into a homogeneous system enabling further comparisons and analyses in an automated manner. Geodetic software (C-Geo), GIS (MapInfo, QGIS) and GNSS technology were used in the work. Cartographic sources can be successfully used for spatial analyses and environmental studies, providing reliable and available quantitative data. This type of research is important because it shows the changes taking place in the natural environment and can be used in works related to spatial planning, landscape ecology and social research.

Cartographic sources as a base of knowledge about land use in selected areas in the north-western Poland

Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental Planning Cartographic and Geodetic Environment Research Laboratory

Polish Cartographical Review

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The aim of the research was to analyse land use changes and to develop a coherent base on the basis of available cartographic source materials – archival and...

Cartographic sources as a base of knowledge about land use in selected areas in the north-western Poland

Published Online: Dec 27, 2022

Page range: 143 - 157

Received: Oct 11, 2022

Accepted: Dec 08, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2022-0010

Keywords
topographic map, archival maps, cartographic analysis, land use, Poland

© 2022 Radzym Ławniczak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Cartographic sources as a base of knowledge about land use in selected areas in the north-western Poland

Published Online: Dec 27, 2022

Page range: 143 - 157

Received: Oct 11, 2022

Accepted: Dec 08, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2022-0010

Keywordstopographic map, archival maps, cartographic analysis, land use, Poland

© 2022 Radzym Ławniczak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
topographic map, archival maps, cartographic analysis, land use, Poland