PLU/POS: French Municipal Land Use and Zoning Plans from Avord

A 2010 document standardizing the digital format for local planning documents (PLU/POS) in France. The dataset, provided by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, is based on specifications updated in 2012 and was last updated on the platform in September 2021. It provides a technical framework for dematerializing zoning plans, superimposed requirements, and area-specific regulations into an interoperable spatial database.

Use Cases

• Analyze zoning regulations and land use designations based on the described graphic zoning plans.
• Build GIS tools for municipal planning based on the interoperable spatial database structure.
• Study the evolution of urban planning standards in France based on the 2012 CNIG specifications referenced.

Strengths

• Based on a formal national data standard (COVADIS) for dematerializing planning documents.
• Designed for interoperability and use within GIS tools, as stated in the description.
• Last platform update was recorded on 2021-09-17, providing a timestamp for the metadata.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the underlying document is from 2010 and specifications from 2012.

Provenance

Source

Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Document dated 26.10.2010, based on specifications updated in 2012.

Freshness

Last updated 2021-09-17 00:00:00

Geography

Municipality of Avord, France.