National nature reserves and their associated protection perimeters in the Haut-Rhin department of France. The dataset describes protected land or marine areas designated by the State for the conservation of exceptional natural heritage, including biodiversity and geodiversity. It was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and last updated on January 12, 2021.
Use Cases
- Mapping protected area boundaries based on the described geospatial nature of reserves and perimeters.
- Analyzing conservation management categories based on described IUCN classifications (Ia, III, V).
- Studying the legal framework for environmental protection based on references to the French Environment Code.
- Identifying buffer zones and protection perimeters for land-use planning.
Strengths
- Includes legally defined protection perimeters and buffer zones as described.
- Managed under a specific legal framework referenced in the French Environment Code.
- Last update date is explicitly provided (2021-01-12).
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2021-01-12 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 compiled from official state designations and prefectural decrees.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2021-01-12 00:00:00.
- Geography
- Haut-Rhin department, France