The Nuisance — Meurthe-et-Moselle Land Transport Infrastructure Layer of Type B Strategic Noise Maps dataset was created by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) and sourced from CEREMA. It contains strategic noise maps produced under the European Directive 2002/49/EC, representing sectors affected by noise for assessment and urban planning purposes. The data was last updated on April 5, 2019.
Use Cases
- Assessing population exposure to environmental noise based on the noise indicators defined in the description.
- Establishing baselines for Urban Travel Plans (UDPs) using the noise maps as described.
- Supplementing Local Planning Plans (LDPs) with graphic noise information as mentioned in the description.
- Identifying target areas for better traffic management based on noise exceedances.
Strengths
- Created under a harmonized EU framework (Directive 2002/49/EC), ensuring a standardized assessment methodology.
- Aggregated using the QGIS MIZOGEO plugin made available by CEREMA, suggesting a defined technical process.
- Data sourced from CEREMA, a French public institution for expertise on risk, environment, and mobility.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2019-04-05 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- CEREMA, aggregated by Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM).
- Collection Method
- Aggregation carried out with the QGIS MIZOGEO plugin.
- Freshness
- 2019-04-05
- Geography
- Meurthe-et-Moselle department, France.