Mechanical Lifts in the Vosges Department, France

A geospatial dataset of all mechanical lifts for public transport in the Vosges department, France, including funiculars, cable cars, and ski lifts. The data is provided by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) and was last updated on December 29, 2023. Each lift is represented as a line geometry symbolizing the cable connecting its stations.

Use Cases

• Mapping mountain transport networks based on line geometries representing lift cables.
• Analyzing tourism infrastructure coverage based on the inventory of all administratively authorized lifts.
• Planning regional mobility by identifying active and inactive lifts, including those not currently in operation.
• Conducting historical analysis of transport infrastructure using data on old lifts still present on the ground.

Strengths

• Includes all administratively authorized lifts, even those not currently in operation.
• Line geometries explicitly represent the cable path between lift stations.
• Data is provided by the authoritative geological and mining research bureau (BRGM).
• Last update timestamp (2023-12-29) is provided.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Vosges department.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES (BRGM)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from administrative authorizations and field surveys.

Freshness

Last updated 2023-12-29 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vosges department, France