Internal report State of the art of noise mapping in Europe Prepared by: Anna Ripoll Final draft version 16 August 2005 Project manager: Anna Bäckman Universitat Antònoma de Barcelona Edifici C – Torre C5 4ª planta 08193 Bellaterrra (Barcelona) Spain Contact:
[email protected] European Topic Centre Terrestrial Environment TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Acknowledgements................................................................. 3 2 Executive Summary ................................................................ 4 3 Introduction............................................................................ 5 3.1 The 2002/49/EC Environmental Noise Directive ......................................... 5 3.2 Background on Noise Mapping Activities in Europe ..................................... 5 3.3 Objectives ........................................................................................... 6 3.4 Noise Mapping Process .......................................................................... 6 3.5 Case Studies ........................................................................................ 7 4 Berlin Case Study.................................................................... 8 4.1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 8 4.2 Noise Emission Data.............................................................................. 8 4.3 Noise Propagation Data.......................................................................... 9 4.4 Indicators and Maps ...........................................................................