Nighttime Road Noise Exposure Areas for Avenue Saint-Jean d’Angély in Niort

Deux-Sèvres, France, areas exposed to land transport infrastructure noise at night (Ln). The data represents noise exposure using isophone curves drawn in steps of 5 dB(A) starting at 50 dB(A). It was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and last updated on April 4, 2019.

Use Cases

• Map noise pollution zones based on isophone curves mentioned in the description
• Assess health risk from sleep disruption based on the Ln noise indicator
• Evaluate compliance with the European Directive on Strategic Noise Maps based on the required noise indicators
• Model urban noise propagation from a specific road (Avenue Saint-Jean d’Angély)

Strengths

• Data is structured according to the European Directive on Strategic Noise Maps, ensuring a standardized methodology.
• Noise levels are represented using isophone curves at a 5 dB(A) resolution starting from 50 dB(A).
• The dataset focuses on the specific night period (22h-6h) relevant for sleep disruption studies.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2019-04-04 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Likely generated from strategic noise mapping as required by EU Directive 2002/49/EC and French implementing texts.

Freshness

Last updated 2019-04-04 00:00:00

Geography

Avenue Saint-Jean d’Angély in Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France