Homogeneous areas describing types of economic activity on Important River Reservoirs (IRRs) for flood risk reporting. Produced by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, this dataset supports the creation of maps showing exposed issues at an appropriate scale. It was last updated on March 29, 2019, for compliance with the European Flood Directive (2007/60/EC).
Use Cases
- Mapping economic exposure to flood risks based on homogeneous area descriptions.
- Informing flood prevention strategies by objectifying knowledge of flood exposure on IRRs.
- Contributing to the development of Flood Risk Management Plans (WRMs) as required by EU law.
Strengths
- Produced by a geological and mining research bureau (BRGM), suggesting authoritative sourcing.
- Created for a specific regulatory purpose under the European Flood Directive, ensuring a defined scope.
- Designed to homogenize and objectify knowledge of flood exposure for mapping.
Limitations
- Last updated 2019-03-29 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES
- Collection Method
- Likely produced through geospatial analysis for regulatory reporting.
- Freshness
- 2019-03-29
- Geography
- Aquitaine region, France, specifically Perigueux and its Important River Reservoirs (IRRs).