The COVADIS standard defines specifications for digital storage of geographical data in French Risk Prevention Plans (RPPs). This dataset is part of the PPR tool established by the 1987 law on civil security and major risk prevention. The Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières published this data package, last updated in October 2020.
Use Cases
- Map hazard zones based on the geospatial specifications for Risk Prevention Plans.
- Analyze legal compliance of local planning documents with the 1987 civil security law.
- Study the organizational framework for major risk prevention as described in the COVADIS standard.
Strengths
- Data conforms to the official COVADIS technical standard for geographical data storage.
- The dataset is linked to a specific legal framework (Law of 22 July 1987).
- Published by a recognized geological and mining research organization (BRGM).
Limitations
- Last updated 2020-10-15 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
- Freshness
- Last updated 2020-10-15 00:00:00
- Geography
- France