The commune of Pontacq (64453) in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department has a Natural Risk Prevention Plan (PPRN) established under French law. The dataset, last updated on 2019-03-26, is provided by the BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES and follows the COVADIS data standard for storing geographical data from risk prevention plans. It likely contains regulatory zoning maps, hazard intensity documents, and maps of identified issues for major natural hazards.
Use Cases
- Delineating regulated land-use zones based on the described regulatory mapping.
- Mapping hazard intensity levels for floods, earthquakes, or forest fires as referenced in the hazard documents.
- Identifying assets and infrastructure at risk based on the maps of issues annexed to the plan.
- Standardizing the storage and exchange of PPR geographical data across government ministries using the COVADIS standard.
Strengths
- Follows the standardized COVADIS data specification for risk prevention plans.
- Covers a defined administrative area: the commune of Pontacq (code 64453).
- Explicitly addresses eight main natural hazards and four technological risks as defined by French national standards.
Limitations
- Last updated 2019-03-26 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The data standard scope is limited to geographical data and does not model the complete risk prevention plan dossier.
Provenance
- Source
- BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES
- Collection Method
- Developed by the French State under the authority of the Prefect, following laws from 1995 and 1987.
- Freshness
- 2019-03-26 00:00:00
- Geography
- Commune of Pontacq (64453), department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.