Noise Observation and Information Service for Europe - NOISE


NOISE is the Noise Observation and Information Service for Europe maintained by the European Environment Agency (EEA) through the European Topic Centre on Land Use and Spatial Information (ETC LUSI). It contains data related to strategic noise maps delivered in accordance with European Directive 2002/49/EC relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise.

Otherwise known as the Environmental Noise Directive, this establishes a system of source identification, noise mapping and population exposure assessments based upon harmonised noise indicators for Europe. 

The EEA requests all its member and collaborating countries to provide the information required by the Environmental Noise Directive because noise pollution is a pan European issue. EEA produces assessments of the impact of noise, which aim to cover all of the geographical areas of Europe that are most affected by major transport and industrial noise sources.

Enter the NOISE Viewer

Back to top

Noise data content disclaimer

This database contains information reported by EU member states and EEA member countries in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2002/49/EC relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise.

The data provided has been quality checked by ETC LUSI in terms of the Directive requirements.

Responsibility for the quality of source data, methodologies and models rests with the member states and member countries.

This database covers the data reported by member states and member countries as of 20th February 2009.

Back to top

Recommended system and setup to visualise the NOISE viewer

Recommended Setup. This website is best viewed with a high-resolution video card at a resolution of - 1280 x 1024 and colors set to "True Color(32bit)".

Browser Compatibility. This website has been designed for Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and Internet Explorer 7.

Older versions of FF or IE may not work correctly. You may download the newest versions of FireFox or Internet Explorer by clicking on the preceeding links.

Back to top

What this NOISE viewer is all about?

Navigation through the NOISE viewer will allow you to:
  • Look up noise exposure data by different noise sources and at different scales of geographical representation
  • Look up where the main noise sources considered by the END are located in Europe
  • Download the data on noise exposure corresponding to the Strategic Noise Maps delivered by the Member Countries as of 20th February 2009 and quality checked by ETCLUSI.
  • Complete list of the existing national noise data viewers for countries that reported information on strategic noise maps

How to use the viewer:

  • You should select a noise source on the left hand side of the screen in order to visualise the noise exposure data in the viewer.
  • It is only possible to visualise a single value on noise exposure data each time you make a selection, due to the manner in which data has been reported in accordance with the END.
  • The zooming and panning functions will allow you to browse through the map, but in order to update the statistics displayed into a different level of scale, it will be necessary to select an option from the boxes located at the tool bar.
  • Noise exposure data is shown in the map at European and national level. Information on localised noise exposure is available only from the relevant local, regional or national authorities.

More information on "How do I get started" and "Tool usability" can be found in the HELP section.

Back to top

Enter the NOISE Viewer




Please feel free to contact us with any comments or suggestions you may have regarding NOISE, via E-mail or telephone at +34 93 581 3867.