This paper reviews the literature on noise monitoring, noise mapping and noise modeling studies carried out in different countries by many researchers. The article reveals the current status of the noise-related studies and noise mapping studies. It was discovered that 90% of the noise monitoring studies were focused on the traffic noise, while the remaining 10% focused on the residential, commercial and industrial areas. Sometimes, there may be a necessity to analyze the sound pressure levels all over the place, or around a particular piece of land and machinery of industry. Researchers have used the noise monitoring data for the development of 2D and 3D noise maps which gives a clear picture of the noise level around the source of noise in X, Y, and Z direction. For taking a decision regarding the noise level for any development project, predicting the noise level is always necessary. The traffic noise models are generally used for the purpose of prediction. Early models are based on constant vehicle speed, later some models predicted the noise level for interrupting the traffic flow. For instance, the Stop and Go model can be used for the prediction of the noise level in an interrupted flow. Four such models were reviewed and compared in this article.
Road traffic is one of the major sources of noise pollution in urban areas. Noise measurements and sound observation surveys, alone or in relationship, can be helpful in understanding the complex problem of noise pollution in urban areas. The main aim of this paper is monitoring and mapping for some pre-selected locations of New Delhi, India. The [Formula: see text], noise climate, and noise pollution levels were calculated, this was further represented in the form of cartographic maps for easy understanding. Result of noise monitoring shows that the values of [Formula: see text] at Ashram ranges from 67.4 dB (A) to 82.3 dB (A) which is maximum of all pre-selected locations. It was found that the noise levels at all pre-selected location has been very high and above the permissible limits. Noise map shows that Ashram is the most affected area, most of the pre-selected locations are severally affected and the areas are in constant exposure of noise up to 80 dB vertically as well as horizontally.
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