PPR RGA: French Risk Prevention Plan Geospatial Data for Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit

The COVADIS data standard provides specifications for the digital storage of geographical data in Risk Prevention Plans (RPPs). The PPR tool is part of the French Law of 22 July 1987 on civil security and major risk prevention. The dataset was last updated on 2020-10-15 by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières.

Use Cases

• Mapping flood or fire hazard zones based on the geographical data specifications.
• Supporting land-use planning decisions based on state-mandated risk prevention plans.
• Analyzing compliance with the 1987 civil security law for major risk prevention.

Strengths

• Data adheres to the official COVADIS standard for digital storage of geographical data.
• Development and maintenance are the responsibility of the French State, as decided by the Prefect.

Limitations

• Last updated 2020-10-15; 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.

Freshness

2020-10-15

Geography

Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit, France