Austrian map 1:50 000 in the UTM system (ÖK50-UTM)

The sheet section of the Austrian map 1:50 000 is 20‘x12’ and is based on round geographical grid lines. The average area of a leaf area bounded by the grid lines is 560 km². The federal territory is covered with 191 map sheets. The sheet numbering of the Austrian card 1:50 000 is carried out by four digits. The first two digits describe a range of 2 longitudes x 1 latitude, the two following digits indicate the leaf position within this range, with a consecutive numbering of 1 – 30 from top left to bottom right. Each sheet of the Austrian map 1:50 000 receives a sheet name in addition to the number, which generally results from the name of the largest town or other significant geographical term.