Flood risk prevention plan for the Beaupuy commune in the Gers department of France. The data follows the COVADIS standard for the digital storage of geographical risk information, established under French laws from 1987 and 1995. The plan was last updated on 2020-10-13 and its development is the responsibility of the French State.
Use Cases
- Map flood hazard zones based on the geographical data represented in the risk prevention plan.
- Analyze land-use restrictions for development based on the plan's technical specifications.
- Integrate standardized risk data into regional environmental planning systems using the COVADIS data standard.
Strengths
- Data conforms to the COVADIS standard, a technical specification for digital storage of geographical risk data.
- Plan is established under specific French legislation (1995 Act, 1987 Law), providing a legal framework.
- Last update date is precisely recorded as 2020-10-13.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data is specific to a single commune (Beaupuy), limiting broader geographical analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES
- Collection Method
- Developed by the French State under the responsibility of the Prefect.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2020-10-13 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Beaupuy commune, Gers department, France.