Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying (BEV)

The Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying (BEV) is an Austrian federal authority whose tasks include everything related metrology and verification as well as surveying and geoinformation. The BEV provides the entire metrological infrastructure of Austria and is the basis for trade in measurable goods and services, industrial production and the safety of man and the environment.

The Institution

The Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying (BEV) is located in Vienna and has 58 other offices in all federal provinces. It is responsible for the collection of national base geodata, which form the basis of the Austrian spatial data infrastructure. This includes the basic surveying, the creation and maintenance of the cadastre to document the spatial allocation of property rights to land and buildings, as well as the topographic surveys.

Further Information about BEV

THE DIGITAL LANDSCAPE MODEL FROM THE BEV

In April 2023, we have switched our entire cartography in Austria to the Digital Landscape Model (DLM) from BEV.

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A DLM is a digital model of reality in which natural and artificial objects are recorded as vector data. In addition to being located by coordinates, these measurement data are further described by names and attributes.

In Austria, this data is maintained uniformly and completely nationwide in a central database by the BEV and made available in regular update cycles.

The digital elevation model - DEM

In Austria we use a terrain model that describes the earth's surface with a resolution of 10m. The contour lines, the shading and the slope for the Outdooractive Map in Austria are derived from this data.

This terrain model is also used to calculate the route duration and altitude when planning with the route planner.

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Topo Map Design

Map Legend