GES Contours: Railway Noise Impact Maps for 2016

GES contours sound rail traffic maps noise from railways using the 2016 noise load (Lden) situation. The dataset translates noise levels into Health Effect Screening (GES) contours to identify environmental bottlenecks. It is provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties).

Use Cases

• Identify existing and new environmental bottlenecks based on railway noise contours.
• Map the influence of rail tracks on surrounding areas using GES contours.
• Analyze the 2016 noise load (Lden) situation for rail traffic in a geographic context.
• Screen for potential health effects from railway noise exposure using the provided contours.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a specific 2016 noise load (Lden) situation measurement.
• Provides visual map outputs (JPEG, WFS, WMS) for spatial analysis.
• Aims to identify specific environmental bottlenecks, suggesting a problem-focused application.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Noise load (Lden) situation from 2016 translated into Health Effect Screening (GES) contours.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

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Geography

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