Agglomeration Airport LAeq 16h: Noise Exposure Metrics for Belfast Area
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Description
Noise exposure data for the Belfast Agglomeration, an urban area exceeding 100,000 people with a density of at least 500 people per km2. The dataset includes metrics like LAeq,16hr, Lden, Lnight, Lday, and Levening, sourced from OpenDataNI and last updated on 2026-03-18. It covers the area around George Best Belfast City Airport, including Belfast, Newtownabbey, Carrickfergus, Lisburn, Holywood, Dundonald, Bangor, and Carryduff.
Use Cases
Modeling noise pollution exposure based on LAeq,16hr and Lden metrics.
Assessing nighttime noise impact (Lnight) on residential areas within the agglomeration.
Comparing daytime (Lday) and evening (Levening) noise levels for policy analysis.
Mapping geospatial noise distribution around George Best Belfast City Airport.
Strengths
Includes multiple standardized noise metrics (Lden, Lnight, Lday, Levening, LAeq,16hr).
Geographic scope is clearly defined as the Belfast Agglomeration, an area with over 100,000 people.
Available in multiple geospatial formats (KML, SHP, GEOJSON).
License is clearly stated as OGL-UK-3.0.
Limitations
Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the uk_data platform, focusing on a specific UK agglomeration.
Provenance
Source
OpenDataNI
Freshness
Last updated 2026-03-18 11:23:13.045703; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Belfast Agglomeration, Northern Ireland, including Belfast, Newtownabbey, Carrickfergus, Lisburn, Holywood, Dundonald, Bangor, and Carryduff.
License is OGL-UK-3.0; users should review its terms for attribution and reuse.