The COVADIS data standard for risk prevention plans includes technical specifications for the digital storage of geographical data represented in risk prevention plans (RPPs). This dataset, provided by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, pertains to the municipality of Peyrusse-Massas in the Gers department. It was last updated on October 15, 2020.
Use Cases
- Map geological hazard zones for shrinking and inflating clays based on the described risk prevention plan.
- Support land-use planning and development regulations based on the geographical data from the RPP.
- Inform civil security and major risk prevention strategies based on the legal framework mentioned in the description.
- Integrate standardized geospatial data into regional planning systems based on the COVADIS data standard.
Strengths
- Based on the COVADIS data standard, which includes technical and organisational specifications for digital storage.
- Developed under the legal framework of the Law of 22 July 1987 on civil security and major risk prevention.
- Provided by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, a geological research organization.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2020-10-15 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 created as part of the development of a Risk Prevention Plan (RPP), which is the responsibility of the State and decided by the Prefect.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2020-10-15 00:00:00
- Geography
- Municipality of Peyrusse-Massas, Gers department, France