SOUNDBITE Ranking 2020: Motorway Noise Classification Areas in France

French prefectural decree data for reviewing the sound classification of land transport infrastructure, repealing a 2014 order. The dataset likely contains geospatial layers representing noise-affected areas alongside infrastructure categories, sector widths, and fabric types as defined by the amended Ministerial Order of 30 May 1996. It was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and last updated on January 11, 2022.

Use Cases

• Identify noise-affected zones for new sensitive building construction based on defined noise categories.
• Analyze the spatial extent of noise impact from motorway sections based on sector width data.
• Support environmental noise management and compliance with the French Environmental Code.
• Review and update local land-use plans based on official noise classification categories.

Strengths

• Based on specific regulatory orders (Ministerial Order of 30 May 1996, Decree No. 95-21).
• Provides a formal classification system with five defined noise categories.
• Explicitly repeals a previous 2014 order, clarifying the active legal framework.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2022-01-11 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Last updated 2022-01-11 00:00:00

Geography

France