Open-source modeling chain for the dynamic assessment of road traffic noise exposure
Publication details: Stockholm : KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2021Description: s. 284-290Subject(s): Online resources: In: Proceedings of the Resource Efficient Vehicles Conference – rev2021, 14–16 June 2021Abstract: In light of the growing concern about the adverse effects of noise pollution on health, a better understanding is needed of the relationships between urban transport and individual exposure. To improve the scientific community’s modelling capabilities specific to this issue, we are proposing a noise exposure modelling framework that uses agent-based activity, multi-agent travel simulation and a European standardized noise emission and propagation model. Based on two open source software packages, MATSim and NoiseModelling, this framework aims to simulate the spatiotemporal distributions of daily individual activity and road traffic noise. As such, it enables both characterizing the individual exposure to road traffic-related noise and investigating noise exposure inequality problems based on the attributes of individuals and their activities.In light of the growing concern about the adverse effects of noise pollution on health, a better understanding is needed of the relationships between urban transport and individual exposure. To improve the scientific community’s modelling capabilities specific to this issue, we are proposing a noise exposure modelling framework that uses agent-based activity, multi-agent travel simulation and a European standardized noise emission and propagation model. Based on two open source software packages, MATSim and NoiseModelling, this framework aims to simulate the spatiotemporal distributions of daily individual activity and road traffic noise. As such, it enables both characterizing the individual exposure to road traffic-related noise and investigating noise exposure inequality problems based on the attributes of individuals and their activities.