Sectors affected by noise along roads covered by strategic noise maps for the 2012 deadline in Haute-Savoie. The dataset, published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, serves as a public information tool and diagnosis of the noise environment, aiding land-use planning decisions. It was last updated on 2019-04-01.
Use Cases
- Assess population exposure to road traffic noise based on estimated residential building occupancy.
- Identify educational and health institutions located in high-noise zones for targeted mitigation.
- Support land-use planning decisions by visualizing noise levels generated by road infrastructure.
- Model the relationship between transport infrastructure and noise-affected sectors for environmental impact studies.
Strengths
- Based on official strategic noise maps, a standardized public information tool.
- Includes estimates for population and institution exposure, adding demographic context.
- Spatially referenced to the Haute-Savoie region in France.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2019-04-01; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières
- Collection Method
- Likely derived from strategic noise mapping mandated by the European Noise Directive.
- Time Range
- Based on the 2012 deadline for strategic noise maps.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2019-04-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- Haute-Savoie, France