Strategic Noise Map for Night Traffic on State Lanes in Cantal, France

Cantal, France, is the geographic scope for this geospatial layer depicting strategic noise maps for the national road network at night. The dataset was created by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) to comply with the European Directive 2002/49/EC and a 2014 prefectural order. It was last updated on April 3, 2019.

Use Cases

• Modeling noise exposure for residential areas based on the strategic noise map for night traffic.
• Assessing compliance with European environmental directives for the national road network.
• Planning noise mitigation measures for the N122 road in Cantal based on the provided noise contours.
• Conducting environmental impact studies for transportation infrastructure using the official noise mapping data.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a specific legal framework (European Directive 2002/49/EC and a 2014 prefectural order).
• Geographic scope is clearly defined as the national road network in the Cantal department.
• The producing organization, Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), is a named authoritative source.

Limitations

• Last updated 2019-04-03 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES (BRGM)

Collection Method

Likely generated from traffic and acoustic modeling as part of a mandated strategic noise mapping process.

Freshness

2019-04-03 00:00:00

Geography

Cantal department, France, focusing on the national road network (specifically N122).