Strategic noise maps for the Somme department in France, intended to assess and prevent noise from human activities, particularly land transport. The dataset was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and last updated on January 26, 2021. It is based on legal texts including the Urban Planning Code and the Environmental Code.
Use Cases
- Modeling noise pollution exposure based on road infrastructure classification.
- Assessing compliance with EU noise mapping directives based on the legal framework cited.
- Planning noise prevention measures for urban areas based on strategic noise maps.
- Analyzing the impact of land transport on environmental noise levels.
Strengths
- Dataset is grounded in specific legal texts (Urban Planning Code, Environmental Code, Decrees from 1996).
- Last update date is explicitly provided as 2021-01 26 00:00:00.
- Published by a named geological and mining research organization (Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2021-01-26 00:00:00; freshness should be verified for current applications.
Provenance
- Source
- BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES
- Collection Method
- Likely derived from strategic noise mapping as mandated by EU and French regulations.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2021-01-26 00:00:00
- Geography
- Somme department, France