Base map of the Czech Republic 1:10,000

Base map of the Czech Republic 1:10,000 (ZM 10) is part of the national map series. It displays a territory of the Czech Republic in a continuous map layout and it is the most detailed base map of medium scale.
It is continuously published since 1970. The first edition was completed in 1988. The update of issued map sheets has been carried out since 1979. Dimensions and designation of ZM 10 are derived from map sheet of Base Map of the Czech Republic 1:50 000 (ZM 50) by dividing into five columns and five layers. Designation of the map sheet consists of a number of the map sheet of ZM 50 and a number from 01 to 25 depending on the position of the map sheet by segmentation.
The territory of the Czech Republic is captured on 4,533 map sheets. The dimensions of paper of the map are 62 x 46 cm, the map face, which in average shows an area of 18 km2, has a trapezoidal shape with a height of 38 cm and a length of bases from 47.03 to 49.22 cm.
The map contains planimetry, altimetry and map lettering. The subjects of planimetry are settlements and individual objects, roads, hydrography, boundaries of administration units and boundaries of cadastre units, boundaries of protected areas, points of horizontal geodetic control and vertical geodetic control, vegetation and surface of the land. The subject of altimetry is terrain relief displayed by contours and hachuring. The contour interval is 1, 2 and 5 m. Map lettering consists of names of objects, standardized geographical names (including street names), contour values, spot heights, frame and marginal informations. The map sheets issued since 1992 contain planar rectangular grid (S- JTSK) and geographical graticule (ETRS89). The subjects of the map are shown only in the territory of the Czech Republic.
The map sheets of ZM 10 have been processing by digital technology using Fundamental Base of Geographic Data of the Czech Republic (ZABAGED ®) and Database of geographic names of the Czech Republic Geonames.