French geological survey
Digital data, services and infrastructure
In order to improve traceability, risk prevention and the management of waste, the Ministry of Ecological Transition commissioned BRGM to create a digital version of the National Register for Waste, Excavated Earth and Sediments (RNDTS). BRGM developed an application for entering and registering declarations, as well as an information website and email support for users. The technical architecture is designed to meet strong user demand: thousands of simultaneous connections and the storage of several tens of millions of declarations. The site has been online since the beginning of January 2022
The RNDTS (French National Register for Waste, Excavated Soil and Sediments) website is a new online declaration tool, which BRGM was given the responsibility of developing. The site is specifically dedicated to the traceability of waste, sediments and excavated soil. © BRGM
The Map of Former Industrial Sites and Service Activities (CASIAS) has been published on Géorisques, the BRGM portal dedicated to natural and technological risks. CASIAS was created using information from the French database of former industrial sites and service activities (BASIAS) and incorporated in a new management system deployed by BRGM, which is consistent with the technical and regulatory data managed by Government departments (former BASOL database, SIS). One of the aims is to improve geolocation, in particular in terms of the surface area coverage at the cadastral plot level.
A SIGM (Geological and Mining Information System) now publishes the results of the geological and geochemical mapping programme in Cameroon. The database, which can be consulted on this interactive platform, covers a wide range of data: geological, geochemical, geophysical, mining and geomaterials. The information is presented on regional and national-scale maps. This SIGM is an innovative tool that can be used for work carried out by Cameroon's government services and mining professionals, as well as a knowledge base that can be used to support national and international education and research programmes.
The European Commission has created a list of critical raw materials (CRMs), based on strategic supply chain risk. Within this context, the SCRREEN project aims to build a network of experts and consolidate knowledge on CRM value chains. BRGM was given the responsibility for developing the information system grouping together all the expertise and knowledge in this field. This information is confidential and intended to help European decision-makers with their CRM strategy. This is a strategic issue, particularly for the following industrial sectors: batteries, electric mobility, renewable energies, electronics, defence and aerospace.
Developed by BRGM, Vigirisks is a scientific platform for simulating risk scenarios. It aims to facilitate the rapid estimation of damage following a natural catastrophe, such as an earthquake, coastal flooding or earth movements. Engineers, researchers or risk-management experts can play out pre-configured scenarios. By modifying certain characteristics concerning the event, users can also create a customised catalogue of scenarios, or even develop scenarios themselves, under certain conditions.
The aim of the Vigirisks platform is to anticipate and rapidly assess damage in the event of a natural catastrophe. Users are able to input several parameters and variables in order to generate various risk and hazard scenarios. © BRGM
The geothermal energy operator Celsius Energy, a subsidiary of Schlumberger, asked BRGM to enable it to make more specific searches concerning the lithology data published in graphic form on the InfoTerre platform, in order to use these data in its simulation tools for identifying geothermal potential. Drawing on the results obtained from GeolSuite, the one-stop portal that provides access to all the applications in BRGM's geological information system, BRGM created a specific API (application programming interface) for consulting lithology data, as well as a cartographic interface that provides an overall representation of the information.
