Slip database – RDB: All mass movements

There are always mass movements in Rhineland-Palatinate. The Rhineland-Palatinate slide database is a joint project of the State Office for Geology and Mining Rhineland-Palatinate (LGB) and the Research Centre Rutschungen e.V. at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (FSR). Originally, the database was created in the former Geological State Office and continued in the Research Centre for Slides. Since 2009, a complete joint reprocessing has been carried out by the two cooperation partners. The database includes slides, rock falls, rock chips, earthfalls and daybreaks in Rhineland-Palatinate. In total, there are 2291 claims (as of: 01.06.2012), which were mainly recorded and archived in the area by the two project partners LGB and FSR. Further data comes from various diploma theses and dissertations, which were supervised by the aforementioned institutions. The oldest documented incident occurred in 1655. Most events span the period from 1950 to today. The MS Access database on Oracle-based programming in the LGB contains 33 different data fields, including information on the location, geology, causes and safeguards of the mass movement. The collection of the data sets is mainly carried out by specially created lists of terms in order to ensure uniform documentation. The online presentation, which was created on the basis of the slide database, shows in which areas of Rhineland-Palatinate have so far been mass movements. It is aimed at municipalities, engineering offices, planners, appraisers, architects and interested citizens who use this information for the planning and preliminary exploration of construction projects, among other things. The aim is to provide indications of the range of mass movements. Potentially problematic areas can be identified in good time, examined accordingly and an adapted approach can be taken. The map server application represents systematically arranged tiles with an extent of 1 x 1 km whose color variation is due to the number of mass movements within the tile. It is expressly pointed out that for data protection reasons, a precise, parcel-sharp representation of the mass movements is dispensed with. A specific location reference and the associated closing back to individual plots of land are thus excluded. Furthermore, it is pointed out that the representation of a mass movement within a tile does not mean that this danger is present throughout the entire tile. Similarly, the lack of information on mass movements does not mean that they can be completely excluded there. In addition, the classification says nothing about the current activity. Planned construction projects within a tile affected by mass movements do not necessarily have to cause problems, so it is also pointed out in this context that the hazards shown here do not replace selective and object-related investigations or assessments on site. The map server application represents systematically arranged tiles with an extent of 1 x 1 km whose color variation is due to the number of mass movements within the tile. It is expressly pointed out that for data protection reasons, a precise, parcel-sharp representation of the mass movements is dispensed with. A specific location reference and the associated closing back to individual plots of land are thus excluded. Furthermore, it is pointed out that the representation of a mass movement within a tile does not mean that this danger is present throughout the entire tile. Similarly, the lack of information on mass movements does not mean that they can be completely excluded there. In addition, the classification says nothing about the current activity. Planned construction projects within a tile affected by mass movements do not necessarily have to cause problems, so it is also pointed out in this context that the hazards shown here do not replace selective and object-related investigations or assessments on site.