The generation of a swimming pool cadastre for Graz (1945–2015)

Ariane  Droin; Wolfgang  Sulzer; Matthias  Wecht

doi:10.18690/rg.11.2.3979

Ariane Droin University of Graz, Institute for Geography and Regional Sciences; Graz, Austria.
Wolfgang Sulzer University of Graz, Institute for Geography and Regional Sciences; Graz, Austria. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6040-2405
Matthias Wecht University of Graz, Institute for Geography and Regional Sciences; Graz, Austria.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18690/rg.11.2.3979

Keywords: aerial photography, cadastre, social structure, Graz

Abstract

This paper deals with the generation of a swimming pool cadastre for Graz by means of multitemporal analyses of aerial photographs. Twelve temporal steps between 1944/45 and 2015 are analysed partly by digital image processing and visual mapping. The result shows an enormous increase of private swimming pool between the 1990 (600) and 2015 (5600). The distribution of swimming pools and their different types shows specific patterns, which can be geographically interpreted by social settlement structures.

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Author Biographies

Ariane Droin, University of Graz, Institute for Geography and Regional Sciences; Graz, Austria.

E-mail: ariane.droin@uni-graz.at

Wolfgang Sulzer, University of Graz, Institute for Geography and Regional Sciences; Graz, Austria.

E-mail: wolfgang.sulzer@uni-graz.at

Matthias Wecht, University of Graz, Institute for Geography and Regional Sciences; Graz, Austria.

E-mail: matthias.wecht@uni-graz.at

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