COVADIS data standard for risk prevention plans provides specifications for storing geographical data from Risk Prevention Plans (RPPs). The dataset for the municipality of Mirepoix, managed by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, was last updated on September 16, 2021. It focuses on the digital storage of regulatory maps, hazard documents, and issue maps related to major natural and technological risks.
Use Cases
- Mapping regulatory zoning areas for land-use planning based on described hazard levels.
- Analyzing spatial distribution of natural hazards like floods or forest fires mentioned in the description.
- Integrating hazard intensity maps for multi-risk assessment in regional studies.
- Supporting civil security and sustainable development planning with standardized geographical data.
Strengths
- Based on a standardized national data model (COVADIS) intended for homogeneous storage across ministries.
- Covers eight main natural hazards and four technological risks as defined by French law.
- Includes three defined categories of information: regulatory mapping, hazard documents, and issue maps.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2021-09-16 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
- Likely compiled as part of the state-mandated Risk Prevention Plan (PPR) development process.
- Freshness
- 2021-09-16 00:00:00
- Geography
- Municipality of Mirepoix, France