Railway noise zones describe noise exposure based on a noise indicator or affected area. The dataset is used for strategic noise mapping under Article R.572-5 of the French Environmental Code. It was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and last updated on January 29, 2021.
Use Cases
- Create strategic noise maps based on noise exposure zones.
- Assess compliance with noise limit values based on noise indicator data.
- Analyze areas affected by railway noise for environmental impact studies.
- Model noise exposure scenarios for infrastructure planning.
- Support noise mitigation planning based on defined noise zones.
Strengths
- Data is specifically defined for strategic noise mapping under French environmental law.
- The dataset has a clear institutional source: Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières.
- The last update date is explicitly provided: 2021-01-29.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2021-01-29 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières
- Freshness
- Last updated 2021-01-29 00:00:00.
- Geography
- Haut-Rhin, France