The European Directive 2002/49/EC mandates a harmonised assessment of environmental noise exposure across Member States. These maps represent noise situations using indicators like Lden, showing exceedances of limit values and the number of persons exposed. The dataset was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and last updated on March 28, 2019.
Use Cases
- Assess population exposure to road traffic noise based on the Lden noise indicator.
- Identify areas exceeding noise limit values for targeted mitigation efforts.
- Establish baseline noise levels for Urban Travel Plans (UDPs) to inform traffic management.
- Supplement Local Planning Plans (LDPs) with graphical noise data for development decisions.
Strengths
- Data is produced under the harmonised framework of European Directive 2002/49/EC.
- Maps can be used to establish baselines for Urban Travel Plans (UDPs).
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
- Last updated 2019-03-28 00:00:00
- Geography
- Loir-et-Cher department, France