French risk prevention plans (RPPs) for major hazards, established under the Law of 22 July 1987. The data package follows the COVADIS standard for the digital storage of geographical data related to these plans. It was last updated on 2020-10-15 by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières.
Use Cases
- Mapping flood or fire hazard zones based on the geographical data specifications.
- Analyzing land-use restrictions for development based on risk prevention plan boundaries.
- Supporting civil security planning and policy based on the legal framework described.
Strengths
- Data conforms to the COVADIS technical standard for geographical data storage.
- Development and approval of plans is mandated by French law and overseen by the State and Prefect.
Limitations
- Last updated 2020-10-15; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières
- Collection Method
- Likely digitized and standardized as part of the state-mandated risk prevention plan (RPP) process.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2020-10-15 00:00:00
- Geography
- France, specific to the 'Gaudonville' area referenced in the title.