17 May 2008

Noisemapping Of Coventry

The nice folks at Defra have put together information on urban noise pollution, and Coventry was one of the cities mapped.

The maps are broken down into road, rail, industry and airport noise. What would be more meaningful is a map that shows how areas of Coventry have multiple sources of noise pollution (A45 and London Road, plus the airport -- Stonehouse Estate; Allesley Old Road/The Butts/ring road and rail noise to Nuneaton -- Spon End).

I've taken a brief look at the Coventry map for road noise, and for noise from Coventry airport. The airport-related noise doesn't seem to include flight paths, only the decibels in rings going away from the terminal and runway.

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