The Mirepoix commune in the Gers department of France has a flood risk prevention plan (PPR). The dataset conforms to the COVADIS standard for the digital storage of geographical data within such plans. The PPRs were established under French law, with development responsibility held by the State and decided by the Prefect.
Use Cases
- Model flood hazard zones based on the geographical data specifications of the COVADIS standard.
- Inform land-use planning and development restrictions based on the regulatory risk prevention plan (PPR).
- Integrate municipal-level risk data into regional or national environmental risk assessments.
- Study the implementation of the 1995 French environmental protection law at a local scale.
Strengths
- Based on a defined technical standard (COVADIS) for geographical data storage.
- Has a clear legal foundation under French acts from 1987 and 1995.
- Specifies the responsible authority (the State, via the Prefect).
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2020-09-16 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES
- Collection Method
- Likely produced by state authorities as part of the regulatory Risk Prevention Plan (PPR) process.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2020-09 16 00:00:00
- Geography
- Mirepoix commune, Gers department, France