floodam.data

Welcome to floodam.data

floodam.data is an R library for dowloading and preparing (spatial) database (DB) that may be used as input for cost-benefit analysis (CBA) applied to flood management policies.

data prepared by floodam.data are particularly suited to be used with floodam.spatial.

This library has been developed within the French working group “GT AMC” which aims at developing methodologies for the economic appraisal of flood management policies. In this context, the development of floodam.data has received the support of the French Ministry in charge of the Environment.

What floodam.data can do

floodam.data can download data from different sources:

  • BD TOPO from IGN
  • RPG from IGN or cquest
  • geo_sirene from cquest

floodam.data can perform elementary analysis:

  • analyse integrity of downloaded data
  • enhance spatial DB with flood information from EAIP
  • log how download and

What floodam.data cannot do

floodam.data cannot (and this won’t be done without someone interested):

  • download data that are not produced in a French context.

floodam.data cannot (but should at some point be able to) :

  • download and prepare data from INSEE.

How to get floodam.data ?

For the moment, ask us. It will be public soon.

How to help for the development of floodam.data

Contact us.