The municipality of Larrau in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, has a Natural Risk Prevention Plan (PPRN) established under French law. The dataset likely contains geographical data for regulatory zoning, hazard mapping, and identified issues related to major natural risks. The data standard was developed by COVADIS for homogeneous storage and is managed by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, with a last update recorded on March 26, 2019.
Use Cases
- Define land-use regulations based on regulatory zoning maps delimiting hazard-exposed areas.
- Model hazard intensity levels using hazard documents that map different intensity levels.
- Identify vulnerable assets and infrastructure using maps of issues annexed to the plan.
Strengths
- Based on a standardized data specification (COVADIS) designed for multiple ministries.
- Covers eight main natural hazards (floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, terrain movements, coastal hazards, avalanches, forest fires, cyclones and storms) and four technological risks.
- Contains three categories of structured information: regulatory mapping, hazard documents, and issue maps.
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 formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES
- Collection Method
- Developed by the State under French law (Act of 2 February 1995, Law of 22 July 1987).
- Freshness
- 2019-03-26
- Geography
- Municipality of Larrau (64316), Department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.