Noise

Noise mapping

Noise indicators

Position Paper on EU noise indicators (2000)

Commission Recommendation on interim computation methods (6 August 2003)

Annex II of Directive 2002/49/EC lays down four interim computation methods for the production of strategic noise maps.

These methods needed to be adapted, in particular to the common noise indicators Lden and Lnight. To that end, the Commission has adopted on 6 August 2003 a Recommendation concerning the guidelines on the revised interim computation methods for industrial noise, aircraft noise, road traffic noise and railway noise, and related emission data (Official Journal L 212 , 22/08/2003 P. 0049 - 0064). The Recommendation is available by clicking the language icons below.

(pdf ~300K)

Good practice guides for noise mapping

The working group on the assessment of exposure to noise delivered two guidance paper to help draw up strategic noise maps:

First position paper on 'Good practice guide on strategic noise mapping' (pdf ~1M) - 2003;
Second position paper on 'Good practice guide on strategic noise mapping' (pdf ~2,7M) - 13 January 2006.
Updated version of the second position paper on good practice guide on strategic noise mapping (pdf ~2,7M) - 13 August 2007
Position paper 'Presenting noise mapping information to the public' - March 2008

Requests for information on the content of these papers should be sent by e-mail to: goodpracticeguide2@dsl.pipex.com.

Replies from the part of the Working Group on Assessment and Exposure to Noise are posted here (click on the library).

Good practice Guide on port area noise mapping

This Good practice guide on port area noise mapping and management has been developed by the partners of the NoMEPorts project. The project was part funded by support from the EU LIFE 2005 Programme.

Relevant activities:

Noise maps of agglomerations

Noise maps of airports