A 2019 dataset from the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières describes geographical data for Risk Prevention Plans (RPPs) in Indre, France. These plans, established under French law, define regulatory zones and map hazards for major risks, including eight natural hazards and four technological risks. The data standard aims for homogeneous storage of PPR geographical data for ministries responsible for agriculture and ecology.
Use Cases
- Mapping regulatory zoning areas for land-use planning based on the described delimitation of territories.
- Analyzing hazard intensity levels for flood or earthquake risk based on the hazard documents mentioned.
- Identifying vulnerable assets and infrastructure based on the maps of issues annexed to the plans.
- Standardizing storage of geographical risk data across different ministries based on the COVADIS data standard.
Strengths
- Based on a formal national data standard (COVADIS) for risk prevention plans.
- Covers a defined set of 12 major risks, including eight natural and four technological hazards.
- Includes three categories of structured information: regulatory mapping, hazard documents, and issue maps.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2019-04-04 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières
- Collection Method
- Digital storage of geographical data represented in official Risk Prevention Plans (RPPs).
- Geography
- Indre, France