Traffic Noise Map for Provincial Roads in Drenthe, 2014

Drenthe province's traffic noise map, adopted in July 2014, outlines the intensity of use of provincial roads. The map was created under obligations from the European Environmental Noise Directive and the Environmental Management Act, requiring action plans for roads with at least 3 million motor vehicles per year. It was published by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.

Use Cases

• Assess environmental noise pollution levels based on provincial road traffic intensity.
• Identify roads requiring noise action plans based on the 3-million-vehicle annual threshold.
• Support spatial planning and environmental quality assessments using the integrated map layer.

Strengths

• Based on a specific legal framework: the European Environmental Noise Directive and the Dutch Environmental Management Act.
• Includes a defined quantitative threshold for action plans: roads with at least 3 million motor vehicles per year.
• Has a clear adoption date and authoritative source: adopted by Provincial Staten van Drenthe on 2 July 2014 and published by a national ministry.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Likely derived from traffic intensity measurements and modeling to comply with EU directive obligations.

Time Range

Snapshot from 2014.

Freshness

Last updated is unknown; data reflects a 2014 snapshot.

Geography

Province of Drenthe, Netherlands.