Hilversum Airport Noise Contours and Regulatory Limits

Hilversum Airport noise contours and enforcement points, calculated according to the Civil Airports Regulation for Lden noise load in dB(A). The dataset originates from the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and is provided under a public domain license. It defines the airport's area of use based on a proposed import scenario from the province of Noord-Holland.

Use Cases

• Modeling noise exposure zones around Hilversum Airport based on the Lden noise load calculation.
• Assessing regulatory compliance by comparing building locations against the 56 dB(A) Lden contour.
• Visualizing the area of use for an airport as defined by noise limit values and enforcement points.
• Supporting land-use planning decisions near airports using geospatial noise contour data.

Strengths

• Data is based on a formal regulatory calculation method for Lden noise load.
• Includes specific enforcement points defined by the airport decision ordinance.
• Geospatial data is available in multiple standard formats (WFS, PNG, WMS).

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 (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Calculated according to the Requirement for the calculation of the Lden noise load in dB(A) for other civilian airports.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Hilversum Airport, Netherlands