Strategic noise maps for roads in the Loir-et-Cher department of France, created under the European Directive 2002/49/EC. The dataset, published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), provides a harmonized assessment of environmental noise exposure. It was last updated on March 28, 2019.
Use Cases
- Assess population exposure to road traffic noise based on the noise indicators defined by the EU directive.
- Identify areas exceeding noise limit values to inform local planning decisions.
- Establish baseline noise levels for Urban Travel Plans (UDPs) to target traffic management improvements.
Strengths
- Created under the harmonized framework of European Directive 2002/49/EC.
- Explicitly linked to use in Local Planning Plans (LDPs) and Urban Travel Plans (UDPs).
- Last update date (2019-03-28) is explicitly provided.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2019-03-28 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
- Freshness
- 2019-03-28
- Geography
- Loir-et-Cher department, France