A flood risk prevention plan for the Castin commune in the Gers department of France. The data conforms to the COVADIS standard for digital storage of geographical data used in risk prevention plans. The plan was established under French laws from 1995 and 1987 and is developed by the state, as decided by the Prefect.
Use Cases
- Map flood hazard zones based on the geographical data standards described.
- Inform land-use planning and development restrictions using the legally defined risk prevention plan.
- Support civil security and environmental protection efforts as referenced in the founding legislation.
Strengths
- Data follows the COVADIS technical standard for digital geographical storage.
- Plan is established under specific French legislation (Act of 2 February 1995, Law of 22 July 1987).
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2020-09-16 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
- Developed by the French State under the authority of the Prefect.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2020-09-16 00:00:00.
- Geography
- Castin commune, Gers department, France.