Noise Mapping Scotland - Round 4 - Road (major road sources) - LDEN

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Summary

Noise maps showing areas that are relatively louder or quieter, measured in decibels (dB), for major road traffic noise in Scotland in 2021. Major roads are defined as those with more than 3,000,000 vehicle passages per year. The data represents the day-evening-night levels (Lden) which are annual average noise levels with separate weightings for the evening and night periods. Day, evening and night periods are defined as 07.00 to 19.00, 19.00 to 23.00 and 23.00 to 07.00 respectively.

Scottish Ministers commissioned strategic noise mapping analysis to meet the requirements of the Environmental Noise Directive (Directive 2002/49/EC), which is legally implemented in Scotland thorough the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as amended by the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018.

Noise maps are used to identify areas where noise levels are high and, by linking population data, estimate how many people are affected. This aids in the production of noise action plans to manage noise and reduce noise levels where appropriate.

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Scotland's Noise N/A 29 August 2024 Not available
Noise_Road_LDEN_Major N/A 29 August 2024 Not available
Noise_Road_LDEN_Major N/A 29 August 2024 Not available
Noise_Road_LDEN_Major ZIP 29 August 2024 Not available

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Added to data.gov.uk
2024-07-24
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Available under the terms of the Open Government Licence. The following attribution statement must be used to acknowledge the source of the information: © Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2024.
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Latitude: 60.8608° to 54.6332°
Longitude: -8.65° to -0.7244°
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2024-08-05 (publication)
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Scottish Government (pointOfContact); Scottish Environment Protection Agency (distributor)
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