Boundaries for the flood risk prevention plan (PPRN) of the municipality of Courties in the Gers department, France. The dataset defines three types of perimeters: prescribed, regulated, and study areas, each with distinct legal effects. It was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and last updated in July 2021.
Use Cases
- Mapping regulated flood zones based on the approved risk exposure perimeter.
- Analyzing the spatial extent of prescribed flood risk studies for hazard assessment.
- Supporting land-use planning decisions by identifying utility easements related to flood risk.
Strengths
- Defines three distinct legal perimeters (prescribed, regulated, study) with specific effects.
- Spatial data is tied to an official act, suggesting formal validation.
- Last update date (2021-07-01) is explicitly provided.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2021-07-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES
- Freshness
- 2021-07-01
- Geography
- Municipality of Courties, Gers department, France