The dataset contains speed field points for the Basque Coast region of New-Aquitaine, France. Produced by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières for reporting under the European Flood Directive (2007/60/EC), it supports flood hazard and risk mapping. The data was last updated on March 29, 2019.
Use Cases
- Generate flood surface maps based on estimated water flow speed and direction.
- Create flood risk maps to assess impacts on health, environment, heritage, and economic activity.
- Assess territorial vulnerability for high, medium, and low probability flooding scenarios.
- Homogenize and objectify knowledge of flood exposure for regional planning.
Strengths
- Created for a specific legal reporting framework (EU Flood Directive 2007/60/EC).
- Designed to produce quantitative evidence for three levels of flood probability.
- Produced by a recognized geological and mining research bureau (BRGM).
Limitations
- Last updated 2019-03-29 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES
- Collection Method
- Produced for reporting purposes for the European Flood Directive.
- Geography
- New-Aquitaine: Basque Coast