Natural Hazard Prevention Plan for La Balme-de-Sillingy, Approved 1999

A Risk Prevention Plan (PPR) for the municipality of La Balme-de-Sillingy in Haute-Savoie, France, approved on 29 November 1999. The plan follows the COVADIS data standard for storing geographical data related to risk prevention, covering regulatory zoning, hazard mapping, and identified issues. The dataset was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and last updated on the platform in March 2019.

Use Cases

• Analyze regulatory zoning for land-use restrictions based on hazard levels described in the plan.
• Map natural hazard intensity levels (e.g., floods, avalanches) for the specified municipality.
• Identify and visualize critical infrastructure or environmental issues within the hazard zones.
• Study the standardization of geographical data for risk prevention plans across different ministries.

Strengths

• Plan is officially approved (29/11/1999), providing legal authority.
• Follows a standardized national data specification (COVADIS) for consistency.
• Covers a defined geographical area (La Balme-de-Sillingy, Haute-Savoie).

Limitations

• Last updated 2019-03-29 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Created as part of the statutory Risk Prevention Plan (PPR) development process.

Time Range

Plan approved on 29/11/1999.

Freshness

Last updated 2019-03-29 00:00:00

Geography

La Balme-de-Sillingy, Haute-Savoie, France.