Risk Prevention Plan for Clay Swelling in Gimont, France

Gimont, a municipality in the Gers department of France, has a dataset for its risk prevention plan concerning clay removal and swelling. The data conforms to the COVADIS standard for storing spatial data from risk prevention plans (PPRs) in digital format. The dataset was last updated on December 16, 2023, and is provided by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM).

Use Cases

• Map areas at risk of clay swelling and removal based on the geospatial data standard mentioned in the description
• Support land-use planning and construction regulations based on the risk prevention plan framework
• Integrate geological hazard data into regional civil security systems based on the PPR tool's legal basis

Strengths

• Data adheres to the COVADIS technical standard for spatial data in risk prevention plans.
• The dataset is associated with a formal legal framework (the law of 22 July 1987).
• Last update date (2023-12-16) is explicitly provided.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single municipality.

Provenance

Source

Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)

Collection Method

Likely developed as part of the state-mandated risk prevention plan (PPR) process.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2023-12-16 00:00:00

Geography

Municipality of Gimont, Gers department, France