Nuisance: Strategic Noise Maps for Railroads in Meurthe-et-Moselle

Noise maps for the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in France represent areas where Lden and Ln noise level boundaries are exceeded, as defined by European Directive 2002/49/EC. The data was produced by CEREMA using the QGIS MIZOGEO plugin and published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières. These maps are informational documents intended for urban planning and traffic management, not for legal enforcement.

Use Cases

• Assess compliance with noise level boundaries based on Lden and Ln indicators.
• Establish baselines for Urban Travel Plans based on noise exceedance areas.
• Supplement Local Planning Plans with graphic noise situation representations.
• Identify target areas for improved traffic management based on noise exposure.

Strengths

• Data is produced according to the harmonized assessment framework of European Directive 2002/49/EC.
• Created using the standardized QGIS MIZOGEO plugin made available by CEREMA.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2019-04-05 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

CEREMA

Collection Method

Aggregation carried out with the QGIS MIZOGEO plugin.

Freshness

Last updated 2019-04-05 00:00:00

Geography

Meurthe-et-Moselle department, France