POS: French Municipal Land Use Plan for Ménétreol-sous-Sancerre (2000)

A spatial database representing the local land use plan (Plan d'Occupation des Sols or POS) for the French municipality of Ménétreol-sous-Sancerre, dated April 7, 2000. The data conforms to the COVADIS standard for dematerializing urban planning documents into an interoperable GIS format, based on 2012 CNIG specifications. The dataset was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) and last updated on the eu_open_data platform in September 2021.

Use Cases

• Analyze zoning regulations and land use restrictions based on the described graphic zoning plans and regulations.
• Integrate municipal planning data into regional GIS systems based on the interoperable COVADIS standard framework.
• Study the evolution of urban planning codes by comparing this 2000 POS with later PLU plans.

Strengths

• Data follows a formal national standard (COVADIS) for dematerializing planning documents, promoting interoperability.
• Specific document date (07.04.2000) and municipality (Ménétreol-sous-Sancerre) are clearly identified.
• The standard includes definitions for graphic zoning plans, superimposed requirements, and regulations.

Limitations

• Row count, column definitions, and file formats are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2021-09-17 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES (BRGM)

Collection Method

Dematerialization of a municipal land use plan (POS) document into a spatial database following the COVADIS data standard.

Time Range

Document dated 07.04.2000

Freshness

Last updated 2021-09-17 00:00:00

Geography

Municipality of Ménétreol-sous-Sancerre, France