Strategic Noise Maps for Land Transport Infrastructure in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

CEREMA provides geospatial data representing strategic noise maps for land transport infrastructure in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. The dataset was created pursuant to European Directive 2002/49/EC and shows areas where Lden (day-evening-night) and Ln (night) noise level boundaries are exceeded. The data was last updated on April 5, 2019.

Use Cases

• Assessing population exposure to transport noise based on the Lden and Ln indicators defined in the description.
• Establishing baselines for Urban Travel Plans (UDPs) based on the noise situation described.
• Supplementing Local Planning Plans (LDPs) with graphic noise information as mentioned in the description.
• Identifying target areas for traffic management improvements based on noise exceedance maps.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a specific legal framework (European Directive 2002/49/EC and a French Decree from 2006).
• Aggregation was performed with a specific, documented tool (QGIS MIZOGEO plugin from CEREMA).
• The dataset focuses on a defined geographic area (Meurthe-et-Moselle, France).

Limitations

• Last updated 2019-04-05 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

CEREMA, aggregated by BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES.

Collection Method

Aggregation carried out with the QGIS MIZOGEO plugin made available by CEREMA.

Freshness

2019-04-05

Geography

Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.