Flood Risk Prevention Plans for Five Catchment Areas in France

COVADIS data standard provides specifications for storing geographical data from Risk Prevention Plans (RPPs). The dataset likely contains regulatory zoning maps, hazard intensity maps, and maps of identified issues for flood risks in specific catchment areas. The data is managed by the French geological survey (BRGM) and was last updated in July 2021.

Use Cases

• Mapping regulatory land-use restrictions based on the described zoning plans.
• Analyzing flood hazard intensity levels using the referenced hazard documents.
• Identifying assets and infrastructure at risk based on the maps of issues.
• Standardizing the storage of PPR geographical data for ministries of agriculture and ecology.

Strengths

• Based on a standardized national data specification (COVADIS) for risk plans.
• Covers multiple natural and technological hazards as defined by French law.
• Last update timestamp (2021-07-20) is explicitly provided.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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 (BRGM)

Collection Method

Likely produced by state authorities as part of the Risk Prevention Plan (PPR) development process mandated by French law.

Freshness

Last updated 2021-07-20 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Catchment areas of San Remedio, La Madunuccia, Arbitrone, Valle Maggiore and Vallon de Saint Joseph (likely in France).