Analysis of Technical Criticalities for GIS Modelling an Urban Noise Map

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ABSTRACT:This paper analyzes criticalities and strengthens of a procedure used to model the acoustic map of the vehicular traffic of an urban agglomeration. The research is based on a pilot project for the acoustic mapping of a portion of the city of Palermo (Italy). Simulations indicate that the acoustic climate was in line with expectations and with typical of large Italian cities. The most remarkable result was obtained by an increase in the number of reflections (from two to five), while the influence of the height of the building (from 9 to 18 meters) was negligible -on the order of a few points per thousand. Regarding the analysis conducted with the "Gden Method", acoustic values do not diverge significantly from the other Italian cities, registering values that were, however, the highest in the investigated sample.

A Review of Selected Applications of GNSS CORS and Related Experiences at the University of Palermo (Italy)

“…A series of applications could be developed from the potential offered by CORS GNSS data with geographic information system software, such as monitoring electromagnetic fields, the acoustic map of the vehicular traffic of an urban agglomeration, or various environmental parameters, similar to what has been done in previous years [127,128].…”

Decision Support for Cycling Infrastructure Planning: A Case Study in Přerov, Czechia

“…To estimate the daily cycling intensity based on short-term traffic surveys, it is appropriate to set a number of different variations in the intensity of cycling: according to the share of the morning intensity between 5:00 am and 9:00 am to all-day (24h) intensity, according to the share of the afternoon intensity between 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm to all-day (24h) intensity, according to both of the above factors and the size and time of the peak intensity (STIF, 2015). With the progressive improvement of tracking technology, global positioning systems can be used for this purpose in combination with GPS tracking devices (Dardanelli et al, 2017;Strauss et al, 2015). In addition to cycling, this data also provides information for assessing the behavior of cyclists (Broach et al, 2012;Donkwook et al, 2014, Xu et al, 2016.…”

Simulation of the Effects of Possible Regulations for the Location of Wind and Photovoltaic Power Plants in the Lazio Regional Administration (Italy)

“…Spatial planning to locate certain types of facilities consists always of complex multi-criteria analyses, widely used in territorial studies when parameters of different kinds and nature and with different types of weight must be taken into account to deduce the greater or lesser suitability of different areas of a territory for a specific use or application; just to give a few examples, such analyses have been applied to fire management (Costantino et al 2020), cultural heritage management (Pepe et al 2020), studies on the influence of man on urban microclimates (Baiocchi et al 2017), the management and analysis of historical cartography (Geri et al 2019;Gobbi et al 2019) or to the estimation and management of noise pollution (Dardanelli et al 2017) or the effect of a seismic event (Baiocchi et al 2012) . Even if some facilities or infrastructures are of utmost public utility and everyone agrees on their necessity, local fears and misgivings may give rise to the resistance popularly referred to as the 'NIMBY syndrome' (Not In My BackYard).…”