Vibrocomp Methodology - Affected area calculation process

Day 2 – SoundPLAN Noise Mapping Training at DM

Dubai, Dubai Municipality EPSS

10.12.2019 - 11.12.2019

Szilveszter Nagy – Vibrocomp ME FZC

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Steps for the calculation of the affected area:

1st step: Noise results recorded at the NMS

2nd step: Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map
(SoundPLAN)

3rd step: Importing noise maps into GIS platform

4th step: Affected area calculation

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1st step: Noise results recorded at the NMS

Monthly results
- daytime
- night time
- LAeq
- 10 NMS

LAeq January - NMS2

80.0
Equivalent noise level [dB(A)]

75.0 Laeq daytime 2018 [dB(A)]

Laeq night time 2018 [dB(A)]
Laeq daytime 2017 [dB(A)]
70.0 Laeq night time 2017 [dB(A)]

65.0
11.12.
13.12.
15.12.
17.12.
19.12.
21.12.
23.12.
25.12.
27.12.
29.12.
31.12.
1.12.
3.12.
5.12.
7.12.
9.12.

Date
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2nd step: Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map
(SoundPLAN)
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

Calibration of NMS7’s
results
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

After a double click on
the receiver point the
following window will
appear

Now we can make a

quick calculation for
the NMS location
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

Now we can see a

calculated noise levels
for daytime and night
and we note these
values.
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

Daytime Night time

Calculated noise 73.4 dB(A) 70.4 dB(A)
Measured noise 69.9 dB(A) 67.2 dB(A)
Differency -3.5 dB(A) -3.2 dB(A)

We calculate the
differencies for both
time slices.
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

In the Graphics module

the base noise map has
to be opened
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

Prepare new sheet in

the Graphics module
ans select Grid
operation
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

Prepare new sheet in

the Graphics module
ans select Grid
operation and click on
the arrow
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

Choose the base noise

map from the left side
which has to be used
for the grid opeation
and take to the top
right window with the
arrow
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

Choose the base noise

map from the left side
which has to be used
for the grid opeation
and take to the top
right window with the
arrow and choose the
time interval (day or
night)
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

The differency must be

given into the litlle
window and click OK
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

The following noise

map will appear and
now we have set the
color scale

Double click on the

level scale
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

Click on the colored

icon
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

Minimum value (35),

interval size (5) and
the number of
intervals (11) must be
set up and click on OK
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

Click double on the

sheet to appear the
Edit map window
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

Click on the Edit menu

and choose Export of
contour line submenu
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

Give the name of the

file select the type of
file to ESRI shape file
(.*shp)
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Calibration of the results with the Dubai noise map (SoundPLAN)

The following window

appears and select
AREA and click on the
OK button
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3rd step: Importing noise maps into GIS platform

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Importing noise maps into GIS platform

Open ArcMap program

and make a blank map
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform

Click on the Layers with

right click and choose
Add data button.

Select your noise map

shape file and click on
Add button
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform

The noise map will

appear
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform

Click on the name of the

shape file with a right
click and select the Open
Atrribute Table
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform

Click on the table options

menu and select Add
field option
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform

Now we have a new

column in the table.
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform

Click on the area to
select the column and
after that click on with
right click and select the
Calculate geometry
option
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform

Following window will

appear, the property
mus be selected to Area
and after that click on
OK.
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform Select the isovalue

which has to be
evaluated with a left
pulling continuesly click
and after that click on
the Area with a right
click and select the
statistics option
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform Select the isovalu which
has to be evaluated with
a left pulling continuesly
click and after that a
click on the Area with a
right click and select the
statistics option
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform – Residential area

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Importing noise maps into GIS platform – Residential area

Select all residential area

with the Select features
icon
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform – Residential area

Pull down the Editor

menu and click on Start
editing and (click on
continue)
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform – Residential area

Click on Save edits to

agree the changes
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform – Residential area

Call again the noise maps

to the Arc Map, now we
have to layers
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform – Residential area

Open the noise Atribute

table and select the
evaluated noise
isophone curves
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform – Residential area

Right click on the layer

and choose Data and
after the export data
option and select the
location of the exported
data
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform – Residential area

Open the new layer data

into the ArcMap
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform – Residential area

Pull down the editor

menu and stop and start
again the editing then
choose the evaluated
noise isophon curve’s
layer
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform – Residential area

Select the Residential

area and go to editor
menu and choose the
clip option
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform – Residential area

And now the Area of the

isophon curves must be
recalculated
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Importing noise maps into GIS platform – Residential area

The two areas’ difference

gives the affected area of
the residential area
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4th step: Affected area calculation

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Present noise limits Proposed noise limits

JAN 2018
Daytime Night time Daytime Night time

(60 dB(A)) (50 dB(A)) (65 dB(A)) (60 dB(A))

Dubai (km2) 186.2 213.8 126.7 134.5

Dubai (%) 9.9 11.7 7.1 7.2

Residential
21.6 37.0 11.8 12.2
area (km2)

Residential
1.1 1.9 0.7 0.6
area (%)