: The most detailed official map (scale 1:10,000 or 1:20,000), showing property boundaries, buildings, and land types.
: Early surveyors created large-scale "geometrical cadastral registers" to document towns and homesteads.
: Replaces the old "Green Map," covering the whole country with topographic details at a scale of 1:50,000.
Today, Lantmäteriet categorizes its official maps into four principal series, often identified by color:
Modern Swedish cartography has transitioned from paper to highly sophisticated digital vector databases. KILLED BY CARDBOARD - Greenpeace
: Formerly the "Blue Map," focusing on transport infrastructure at a 1:100,000 scale.
: A general map (scale 1:250,000) for broad regional planning. 3. Digital Transformation and Open Data
: In the 18th and 19th centuries, maps were critical to the "Great Partition" ( Storskiftet ), which reorganized land for more efficient farming. 2. Types of Modern Swedish Maps
