Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit Dublin City Council Ambient Environmental Sensory Network Challenges & Data Utilisation Brian McManus Head of Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit Roads and Traffic Department Dublin City Council
Jan 12, 2015
Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
Dublin City Council
Ambient Environmental Sensory Network
Challenges & Data Utilisation
Brian McManus
Head of Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
Roads and Traffic Department
Dublin City Council
Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
Dublin City Council
Traffic Sensor Network
Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
Dublin City Council
Traffic Sensor Network
Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
Dublin City Council
Traffic Data
Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
Dublin City Council
Traffic Sensor Network
Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
Dublin City Council
Traffic Sensor Network
Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
Dublin City Council
Traffic Data
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Sound Modelling , Datasets & Monitoring Sensors
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Building Polygons & Building Heights
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Green Areas
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Barriers
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Calculation Grid
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Calculation Grid
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Calculation Grid
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Calculation Grid
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Calculation Grid
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Noise Map
Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
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Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
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Noise Map
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Noise Map
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Quiet Areas
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Ambient Environmental Sensor Network
Assessment of Noise and Air Quality at a high spatial
resolution;
Aims:-
High resolution sensor network and data collection service
Quantification of population exposure to pollutants
Production of data sets that will enhance decision making processes in
relation to environmental management & improvement of quality of life
Identification and making linkages with sources of pollutants
Encourage citizen engagement and feedback
Making real time data available to the citizens to inform
and modify behaviour
Mapping of pollution concentration levels in Dublin
Assist in research
Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
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DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
Ambient Sound Monitoring Network
•To measure outdoor ambient sound levels in the City
•To validate Sound Modelling Outputs
•Fulfils commitment in the Noise Action Plan
•To be able to assess impact of specific events immediately
•To measure diurnal variations over time.
Why Monitor ?
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Ambient Sound Monitoring Network
•Currently Consists of 13 Sites
•To be expanded to 20 sites
•Hourly Uploads to server but can be more frequent
•Direct Measurements of L(A)eq, L(A)10, L(A) 95
•Measurements reported in Lday, Lnight and LDEN
•Public accessible website
•API available
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Site Locations
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Ballymun
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Bull Island
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Sound Data File
Sound Data
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Traffic Data
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Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
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Challenges Facing Deployment of Sensors
Finding Suitable locations that include: -
• Power
• Representative of area being sampled
• No dominant source
• Sensors require to be inexpensive
• Ability to calibrate system
• Able to communicate remotely
• Secure & reliable data storage
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Challenges re Data Handling
•How data is to be presented
•Decide whether to release raw or calibrated data
•How to quality control the data
•How to ensure data is accurate
•How to ensure data is readily accessible.
•How to make information easily understandable
Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
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What do You
think of the
city’s Air
Pollution
Its shocking !!!!
Citizen Engagement – Food for Thought
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No, the music
drowns it out!!
Can you hear the
silence?
Citizen Engagement – Food for Thought
Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
Dublin City Council
Citizen Engagement – Food for Thought
Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
Dublin City Council
Citizen Engagement – Food for Thought
Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
Dublin City Council
Citizen Engagement – Food for Thought
Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit
Dublin City Council
Web link for Annual Reports:- http://www.dublincity.ie/WaterWasteEnvironment/NoiseMapsandActionPlans/Pages/default.aspx
Thank You for Your Attention