Neufchâteau Flood Risk Maps for the Rhine-Meuse Basin

A spatial dataset produced by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières for flood risk mapping in the Neufchâteau territory of Lorraine, France. It was last updated on 2019-04-01 and supports the implementation of the European Flood Directive (2007/60/EC). The data includes flood surface maps, risk maps, and related assets for three probability levels of flooding.

Use Cases

• Generate flood hazard maps based on the three probability levels (high, medium, low) mentioned in the description
• Assess vulnerability of critical infrastructure and buildings using the 'bati' (building) and 'enjeu' (stake) data layers
• Model flood extents and water surface areas using the 'surface en eau' (water surface) and 'inondable' (floodable area) data
• Support regulatory reporting for the European Flood Directive based on the standardized mapping framework

Strengths

• Data is produced for a legally mandated framework (European Flood Directive 2007/60/EC), suggesting a standardized methodology
• Covers three distinct probability levels for flooding (high, medium, low), enabling multi-scenario analysis
• Includes multiple thematic layers such as buildings, stakes, risk maps, and floodable surfaces, as indicated by the file names

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Last updated 2019-04-01; 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

Produced and used for flood risk mapping on Lorraine's Important Flood Risk Territory (TRI)

Time Range

Data snapshot from 2014-07-23 for Neufchâteau

Freshness

Last updated 2019-04-01 00:00:00

Geography

Neufchâteau territory within the Rhine-Meuse basin, Lorraine, France