COVADIS PLU/POS: French Municipal Land Use Planning Documents

COVADIS data standard provides a technical framework for dematerializing French local planning documents (PLU/POS) into a spatial database. The standard was developed based on CNIG specifications updated in 2012 and the urban planning code from March 16, 2012. This specific instance contains data from the municipality of Saint-Michel-de-Volangis, last updated on September 17, 2021.

Use Cases

• Build GIS tools for visualizing municipal zoning plans based on the described graphic zoning data.
• Analyze land use regulations by area type based on the described regulations applying to each type of area.
• Create interoperable spatial databases for urban planning based on the described technical framework for dematerialization.

Strengths

• Based on a formal national standard (COVADIS) aligned with CNIG specifications from 2012.
• Designed for interoperability and use within GIS tools as stated in the description.
• Covers both graphic zoning plans and textual regulations as described.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2021-09-17 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

Dematerialization of municipal planning documents into a spatial database following the COVADIS standard.

Freshness

2021-09-17 00:00:00

Geography

Municipality of Saint-Michel-de-Volangis, France