SCAN Express 25 version 1 is a collection of digital color mapping images for the Gironde department in France. The images were created by rasterizing vector cartographic data from the TOPO® BD database and other IGN sources through a quasi-automatic mapping process. The dataset was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and last updated on March 27, 2019.
Use Cases
- Create or update base maps for the Gironde region based on the described raster images.
- Perform geospatial analysis using the georeferenced color mapping images.
- Integrate raster cartographic data with other geographic datasets for the area.
Strengths
- Data is derived from authoritative IGN sources like the TOPO® BD database.
- Images are described as digital color maps with georeferencing indications.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2019-03-27 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 (BRGM)
- Collection Method
- Rasterization of vector cartographic data from IGN's TOPO® BD database.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2019-03-27 00:00:00
- Geography
- Gironde, France