PPR LACQ: Natural Risk Prevention Plan for the Municipality of Lacq, France

A geospatial dataset representing the Natural Risk Prevention Plan (PPRN) for the municipality of Lacq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of France. The data standard, established by COVADIS, provides specifications for storing geographical data from risk prevention plans, which are regulatory tools established by the French State. The dataset was last updated on March 26, 2019, by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières.

Use Cases

• Delineating regulated hazard zones for land-use planning based on the regulatory mapping described.
• Modeling exposure levels for specific natural hazards like floods or forest fires based on the hazard intensity mapping mentioned.
• Identifying assets and infrastructure at risk based on the maps of issues referenced in the description.

Strengths

• Based on a standardized national data specification (COVADIS) for risk prevention plans.
• Covers a defined regulatory framework established by French law (1995 Act, 1987 Law).
• Explicitly addresses eight main natural hazards and four technological risks as defined in the description.

Limitations

• Last updated 2019-03-26 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Likely compiled as part of the state-mandated development of a Risk Prevention Plan (RPP).

Freshness

2019-03-26 00:00:00

Geography

Municipality of Lacq (64300), département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France