PPR RGA Le Houga: French Risk Prevention Plan Geospatial Data

The COVADIS data standard for risk prevention plans (RPPs) includes technical specifications for storing spatial data from these plans in digital format. The PPR tool is established by French law and its development falls under the competence of the State, decided by the Prefect. The dataset is provided by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and was last updated on 2023-12-16.

Use Cases

• Mapping flood or fire risk zones based on the spatial data specifications for risk prevention plans.
• Analyzing land-use regulations for development in hazard-prone areas based on the legal framework of PPRs.
• Integrating standardized risk data into regional planning systems based on the COVADIS data standard.

Strengths

• Based on a formal national data standard (COVADIS) for consistency.
• Has a defined legal basis under French law (22 July 1987).
• Last update was recorded on 2023-12-16.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)

Collection Method

Likely compiled as part of the state-mandated Risk Prevention Plan (PPR) process.

Freshness

Last updated 2023-12-16 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Le Houga, France (implied by dataset title).