BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES assembled this dataset of hazard areas for Ariège's forest fire risk prevention plans (PPRIF). Hazard areas were digitized according to national COVADIS requirements and represent a graduated zoning based on the probability and intensity of fire hazards. The dataset was last updated on September 16, 2021.
Use Cases
- Modeling wildfire risk exposure for property and infrastructure based on the graduated hazard zoning.
- Informing land-use planning and development restrictions using the digitized hazard area boundaries.
- Validating or calibrating regional fire behavior models against the official hazard intensity assessments.
Strengths
- Hazard areas are digitized according to a standardized national framework (COVADIS).
- Data provides a graduated zoning of hazard levels, indicating varying risk intensities.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2021-09-16 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
- Digitization of hazard areas from forest fire risk prevention plans (PPRIF) in accordance with COVADIS national requirements.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2021-09-16 00:00:00
- Geography
- Ariège, France