Flood Risk Linear Features for Taillebourg, France

A 2021 dataset from the French Geological Survey (BRGM) containing linear features related to flood risk for the municipality of Taillebourg. It includes existing and complementary linear information from PPRN (Flood Risk Prevention Plan) documents not covered by the standard COVADIS nomenclature. The data is provided via a direct download service (WFS) from the European open data platform.

Use Cases

• Enhance flood risk maps based on linear features not in standard nomenclatures.
• Model river overflow scenarios for the Charente River using supplementary linear data.
• Support municipal planning decisions in Taillebourg with detailed flood risk information.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative French Geological Survey (BRGM).
• Includes linear features complementary to standard flood risk nomenclatures.
• Last updated on 2021-09-17, providing a snapshot of planning data.

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 (BRGM)

Collection Method

Likely extracted from official PPRN (Flood Risk Prevention Plan) documents.

Freshness

Last updated 2021-09-17 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Municipality of Taillebourg, Charente-Maritime, France, focusing on the Charente River.