Strategic Railway Noise Maps for Côte d’Or, France (2012-2017)

Strategic noise maps for railways and high-speed lines in the Côte d’Or department of France, created for the second deadline (2012-2017) under the European Union's Environmental Noise Directive. The dataset was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) and last updated in 2019. Maps are required for railway lines with more than 82 train crossings per day.

Use Cases

• Modeling noise exposure for populations near railways based on the EU directive's mapping requirements.
• Assessing compliance with environmental noise regulations for high-speed rail lines.
• Informing local Environmental Noise Prevention Plans (PPBE) with geospatial noise data.
• Analyzing long-term noise trends from rail infrastructure for the 2012-2017 period.

Strengths

• Data is produced under a specific EU directive (2002/49/EC) with defined mapping thresholds, such as railways with over 82 train crossings per day.
• Geographic scope is clearly defined for the Côte d’Or department in France.
• Covers a specific regulatory timeframe for the second deadline (2012-2017).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2019-03-29 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES (BRGM)

Collection Method

Created under the EU Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/EC, transposed into French law, and adopted by the Prefect for major national rail infrastructure.

Time Range

2012-2017

Freshness

Last updated 2019-03-29 00:00:00

Geography

Côte d’Or department, France