Plan of Occupation of the Soils of Verrières: Urban Zoning and Land Use

A geospatial dataset detailing urban zoning and land use prescriptions for the commune of Verrières. The data originates from the Plan of Occupation of the Soils (POS), a local urban planning document, and is provided via a WMS service by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières. The online documents are stated to be for informational purposes only, with legally enforceable versions available for consultation at local government offices.

Use Cases

• Mapping urban zoning boundaries based on the TYPEZONE field.
• Identifying land use prescriptions and restrictions based on the LIBELLE field.
• Conducting spatial analysis for urban development planning using the geospatial layers.
• Cross-referencing informational online data with official documents held at the town hall.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from an official local urban planning document (Plan of Occupation of the Soils).
• Provides distinct layers for zoning types (TYPEZONE) and prescription labels (LIBELLE).
• Managed by a recognized geological and mining research organization (Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières).

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 and spatial extent are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières

Collection Method

Likely digitized from the official Plan of Occupation of the Soils (POS) for Verrières.

Geography

Commune of Verrières, France