PPR RGA Lahitte: French Risk Prevention Plan Geospatial Data

French geospatial data for Risk Prevention Plans (RPPs), part of the civil security framework established by the Law of 22 July 1987. The dataset is produced by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and follows the COVADIS data standard for digital storage of geographical risk data. It was last updated on 2020-10-16.

Use Cases

• Mapping flood or fire hazard zones based on the geographical data represented in the risk prevention plans.
• Assessing land-use restrictions for development based on state-defined risk zones.
• Integrating standardized risk data into regional planning systems based on the COVADIS data standard.

Strengths

• Adheres to the COVADIS national data standard for technical and organizational specifications.
• Developed under the legal authority of the French State, as decided by the Prefect.

Limitations

• Last updated 2020-10-16; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Digital storage of geographical data as per the COVADIS standard for Risk Prevention Plans.

Freshness

2020-10-16

Geography

France (implied by the legal and administrative context)