Flood Risk Prevention Plan for Mascaras Commune, Gers Department, France

Flood risk prevention plan for the Mascaras commune in the Gers department of France. The dataset conforms to the COVADIS standard for the digital storage of geographical data used in Risk Prevention Plans (RPPs). It was last updated on 2020-10-05 and is provided by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM).

Use Cases

• Mapping flood hazard zones based on the geographical data specifications of the COVADIS standard.
• Informing land-use and construction regulations based on the legal framework of the Risk Prevention Plan (PPR).
• Integrating regional risk data for environmental impact assessments based on the plan's technical specifications.

Strengths

• Based on the established COVADIS data standard for geographical risk data.
• Created under the legal authority of French environmental and civil security laws from 1995 and 1987.
• Provided by a recognized geological and mining research organization (BRGM).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2020-10-05; freshness should be verified.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Developed by the French State as part of the Risk Prevention Plan (PPR) tool.

Freshness

Last updated 2020-10-05 00:00:00

Geography

Mascaras commune, Gers department, France