The COVADIS data standard for risk prevention plans includes specifications for storing geographical data from risk prevention plans (RPPs). The dataset, managed by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, represents the natural risk prevention plan for flooding in the Vitry-le-François area on the Saulx sector in the Marne department. It was last updated on April 4, 2019.
Use Cases
- Delineate regulated hazard zones for land-use planning based on the regulatory mapping described.
- Model flood hazard intensity levels using the hazard documents referenced in the description.
- Identify and map assets at risk based on the issues mapping mentioned in the RPP framework.
- Standardize storage and exchange of PPR geographical data across government ministries as per the COVADIS standard.
Strengths
- Adheres to the standardized COVADIS data specification for risk prevention plans.
- Focuses on a specific, defined geographical area: the Vitry-le-François flooding sector on the Saulx river.
- Covers three core categories of information: regulatory zoning, hazard mapping, and issues identification.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2019-04-04 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 (BRGM)
- Collection Method
- Developed by the French State as part of the Risk Prevention Plan (PPR) tool.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2019-04-04 00:00:00.
- Geography
- Vitry-le-François area on the Saulx sector, Marne department, France.