The COVADIS data standard for risk prevention plans (RPPs) includes technical specifications for the digital storage of geographical data from these plans. The PPR tool is established under the French Law of 22 July 1987 on civil security and major risk prevention. The dataset is provided by the BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES and was last updated on 2020-10 05.
Use Cases
- Mapping flood or fire hazard zones based on the geographical data specifications mentioned in the description.
- Supporting land-use planning decisions based on state-mandated risk prevention plans.
- Analyzing civil security infrastructure needs based on the legal framework for major risk prevention.
- Developing digital storage and exchange standards for environmental risk data based on the COVADIS specifications.
Strengths
- Based on a formal national data standard (COVADIS) for risk prevention plans.
- Developed under a specific legal framework (French Law of 22 July 1987).
- Provided by a recognized geological and mining research organization.
Limitations
- Last updated 2020-10-05 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
- Likely digitized and standardized according to the COVADIS specifications for risk prevention plans.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2020-10-05 00:00:00.
- Geography
- Likely covers the Margouet Meymes area in France, as indicated in the title.