Noise Classification of Land Transport Infrastructure for the Hautes-Pyrénées Region

Hautes-Pyrénées, France, contains a noise classification for land transport infrastructure, categorizing roads with over 5,000 vehicles per day and railways with over 50 trains per day. The dataset, produced by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, classifies tracks into five noise-level categories to define sectors where building rules apply. It was last updated on March 28, 2019, and uses a representation optimized for large-scale, parcel-level use.

Use Cases

• Define noise-affected building zones based on the five-category classification system.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of high-noise transport corridors based on traffic thresholds.
• Model the impact of road and rail traffic on surrounding areas for environmental assessments.

Strengths

• Explicit traffic thresholds are defined: >5,000 vehicles/day for roads and >50 trains/day for railways.
• Provides a five-category classification system (1-5) for noise levels.
• Data representation is specifically adapted for large-scale, parcel-level use.

Limitations

• Last updated 2019-03-28 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The original data source may have lags when used on a parcel background.

Provenance

Source

Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières

Collection Method

Derived from the road theme of the BD-Topo V2 database for large-scale compatibility.

Freshness

2019-03-28

Geography

Hautes-Pyrénées, France