Flood Risk Cultural Heritage Issues for European Management Plans

A dataset of cultural heritage issues related to flood risk, produced by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières. It is used to produce maps on an appropriate scale to support flood risk management plans under European Directive 2007/60/EC. The dataset was last updated on March 3, 2020.

Use Cases

• Mapping cultural heritage assets at risk from flooding based on the dataset's stated purpose.
• Informing flood risk management plan development as required by EU Directive 2007/60/EC.
• Homogenizing knowledge of flood exposure for cultural heritage sites as described in the context.

Strengths

• Produced by a specific geological and mining research organization (BRGM).
• Explicitly linked to a major EU directive (2007/60/EC) and national laws, providing a clear legal context.
• Designed for producing maps at an appropriate scale for planning purposes.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2020-03-03 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Likely compiled for regulatory compliance with EU flood risk directives.

Freshness

Last updated 2020-03-03 00:00:00

Geography

Europe, influenced by EU Directive 2007/60/EC.