The PPRT dataset, produced by the BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES, outlines perimeters for Technological Risk Prevention Plans. These plans are state documents intended to control urbanization around high-risk industrial sites, known as SEVESO high-threshold facilities, and to minimize the effects of potential accidents. The dataset was last updated on 2019-04 04 00:00:00.
Use Cases
- Mapping zones of exposure to technological risks based on defined perimeters.
- Analyzing land-use restrictions for urban development near SEVESO sites.
- Modeling potential accident impact areas for public health and safety assessments.
Strengths
- Produced by a geological and mining research bureau (BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES), suggesting authoritative sourcing.
- Explicitly linked to the SEVESO directive, a major EU industrial safety regulation.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2019-04-04 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
- Collection Method
- Likely derived from official state planning documents.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2019-04-04 00:00:00.
- Geography
- Likely covers areas in France or the EU with SEVESO high-threshold sites.