Flood Risk Prevention Plan for Vergoignan Municipality in Gers, France

A 2020 geospatial plan for flood risk prevention in the municipality of Vergoignan, Gers department, France. The dataset is based on the COVADIS standard for Risk Prevention Plans (PPR), which were established under French laws from 1995 and 1987. The data is provided by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM).

Use Cases

• Modeling flood hazard zones based on the geospatial specifications of the Risk Prevention Plan.
• Assessing land-use restrictions for development based on the regulatory framework described.
• Integrating municipal risk data into regional environmental planning systems.

Strengths

• Based on the standardized COVADIS data specifications for Risk Prevention Plans.
• Last updated on 2020-10-05, providing a recent snapshot.
• Originates from a recognized geological and mining research organization (BRGM).

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

Collection Method

Developed by the French State under the PPR regulatory framework.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Last updated 2020-10-05 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Municipality of Vergoignan, Gers department, France