2002/49/EC European Directive on the assessment and management of environmental noise (transposed into French law by ordinance ratified by the Act of 26 October 2005 implementing decree No. 2006 - 361, OJ of 26 March 2006 and now included in the Code of Environment) aims, through strategic noise maps to assess in a harmonized way the exposure to noise in the 25 member states. The strategic noise mapping allows a representation of noise levels, to count the population exposed to quantify nuisances and to develop action plans (preservation of quiet areas). The noise maps are developed for large infrastructure and major cities.
For example, here are strategic noise maps of the town of Chalifert , Seine et Marne, developed in partnership with the General Council:
(Source Wikipedia )
Data global (multi-map displays) show that the common Chalifert is primarily exposed to rail noise. The road noise is present in a diffuse and moderate in the territory of the commune. In contrast, the population is not exposed to industrial noise and air, at least according to the criteria of mapping considered in the context of the implementation of European Directive.
Other municipalities have produced maps of noise as the Saint-Etienne example that has given these studies to the company Acouphen Environment:
"The goal is to preserve and improve health and quality of life of people and to include consideration of noise in urban policies in a context of sustainable development. "
bad this interactive mapping online tool does not zoom.
Meanwhile, the BBC has a sound card in the world that has nothing to do with the previous noise maps. This is an open project to users where anyone can submit a sound recording of a few seconds or minutes from anywhere in the world. The objective is to obtain a global map of geo-referenced sounds. This project called "Save Our Sounds" based on the online mapping service from Microsoft, Bing Maps (formerly Virtual Earth):
For now, for France, contributions are limited and focus mainly on Paris:
For lovers of sound cards from a totally different kind, the film Map of the Sounds of Tokyo directed by Isabel Coixet with Rinko Kikuchi, Sergi López, Min Tanaka, who was presented in official competition at Cannes, is soon out on movie screens in France.
(© 2009. MEDIAPRODUCCIÓN SL, Versatile CINEMA SL)
Until its release, you can always discover the first images and extracts from the soundtrack to the film site . One can think here of films like "Lost in Translation" by Sofia Coppola or some of the films of Wong Kar Wai, where the soundtrack plays a particular role.
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