Ascain municipality's Natural Risk Prevention Plan (PPRN) outlines regulatory zoning and hazard mapping for major natural risks under French law. The data follows the COVADIS standard for homogeneous storage of geographical risk prevention data. The plan was established by the French State and last updated on 2019-03-26.
Use Cases
- Delineate regulated hazard zones based on the regulatory mapping described.
- Map hazard intensity levels for floods, earthquakes, or forest fires based on the hazard documents mentioned.
- Identify assets and infrastructure at risk based on the maps of issues referenced in the description.
Strengths
- Data adheres to the COVADIS standard for digital storage of geographical data in risk prevention plans.
- Plan covers eight main natural hazards as defined by French national policy.
- Regulatory mapping defines specific areas with enforceable land-use requirements.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2019-03-26; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES
- Collection Method
- Developed by the French State under the Act of 2 February 1995.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2019-03-26 00:00:00
- Geography
- Municipality of Ascain (64065), department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France