Risk Prevention Plans for Terrain Movements in Bouches-du-Rhône, France

The COVADIS data standard provides specifications for storing geographical data from Risk Prevention Plans (RPPs). The dataset contains plans for terrain movement hazards in the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône, managed by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières. It was last updated on 2021-04-27.

Use Cases

• Delineating regulated hazard zones based on the regulatory mapping described.
• Mapping hazard intensity levels using the hazard documents referenced in the description.
• Identifying assets at risk based on the maps of issues mentioned.
• Standardizing the storage of PPR geographical data across government ministries.

Strengths

• Based on a defined national data standard (COVADIS) for consistency.
• Covers a specific major natural hazard (terrain movements) in a defined administrative area.
• Managed by a national geological research organization (BRGM).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2021-04-27; 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

Part of the state-mandated development of Risk Prevention Plans (PPRs).

Freshness

Last updated 2021-04-27 00:00:00

Geography

Department of Bouches-du-Rhône, France