Val d'Orléans Flood Risk Prevention Plan: Zoning and Hazard Maps

Approved on 02/02/01, this dataset contains the zoning and written documents for the Risk Prevention Plan (PPR) for the Orléans agglomeration. It was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and last updated in January 2021. The data includes spatial datasets for regulated perimeters, hazard zones, and areas with construction restrictions or requirements.

Use Cases

• Classifying land into construction ban ('red') and requirement ('blue') zones based on the described regulatory framework.
• Mapping flood hazard levels by analyzing the described hazard area data layers.
• Identifying assets and heritage sites at risk by overlaying the described 'issues' data with hazard maps.
• Delineating regulated perimeters for legal and planning purposes using the described main PPR spatial datasets.

Strengths

• Plan was officially approved on a specific date (02/02/01), providing a clear regulatory basis.
• Description details multiple structured data components, including perimeters, zones, hazards, and issues.

Limitations

• Last updated 2021-01-29 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 generated as part of the official Risk Prevention Plan (PPR) development process.

Time Range

Plan approved 2001-02-02.

Freshness

2021-01-29 00:00:00

Geography

Val d'Orléans — Orléans agglomeration, France.