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Description
A dataset from OpenDataNI, last updated on 2026-03-18, containing noise level measurements for the Belfast Agglomeration area, specifically for George Best Belfast City Airport. It includes noise indicators such as Lden, Lnight, Lday, Levening, and LAeq,16hr. The Belfast Agglomeration is defined as an urban area with a population exceeding 100,000 and a density of at least 500 people per km².
Use Cases
Modeling the impact of airport noise on urban populations based on Lden and Lnight indicators.
Assessing nighttime noise exposure (Lnight) for health and well-being studies in the Belfast Agglomeration.
Conducting geospatial analysis of noise pollution distribution around George Best Belfast City Airport.
Comparing daytime (Lday), evening (Levening), and LAeq,16hr noise levels for regulatory compliance or planning.
Strengths
Includes multiple standardized noise indicators (Lden, Lnight, Lday, Levening, LAeq,16hr).
Geographic scope is clearly defined as the Belfast Agglomeration, an area with a population >100,000 and density >=500/km².
Available in multiple geospatial and tabular formats (JSON, KML, CSV, SHP, GEOJSON, HTML).
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
Source
OpenDataNI
Freshness
Last updated 2026-03-18 11:23:52.542190; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Belfast Agglomeration, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (specifically George Best Belfast City Airport).
License is OGL-UK-3.0; users must comply with its terms.