PAVE: Accessibility Plans for Roads and Public Spaces in France

Accessibility plans for roads and public spaces (PAVE) specify measures to make pedestrian paths and parking areas accessible. The plans are drawn up by French municipalities or intercommunities. The data is provided as a Web Map Service (WMS) by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières.

Use Cases

• Assess compliance with accessibility regulations based on the described plan measures
• Map the state of pedestrian infrastructure based on the geographic coverage of plans
• Analyze municipal planning priorities based on the measures specified in the PAVE documents

Strengths

• Data originates from an official geological and mining research organization (BRGM)
• Describes a formal, standardized planning process (PAVE) mandated for municipalities

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Likely compiled from municipal and intercommunal submissions.

Geography

Likely covers French municipal and intercommunal territories.