Basic secondary aspects of the LIFE DYNAMAP project

In this work some basic secondary aspects of the DYNAMAP project, a LIFE+ project on dynamic noise mapping co-financed in the framework of the LIFE 2013 program, will be described and discussed. Such basic secondary aspects include relevant issues that could strongly influence the success of the project, namely benefits and costs of the proposed solution, public response and user ability in consulting and managing the system (in compliance with the Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/EC), future development of the system applications. As for the first aspect, an in depth cost-benefit analysis is foreseen in the project in order to demonstrate the possibility of reducing the resources needed to update noise maps (time, costs and dedicated personnel) through the noise mapping process automation. With regard to information and communication to the public, the DYNAMAP system will deliver a tool where simplified and easy-to-read noise maps will be made available to inform the public about noise levels and actions to be undertaken by local and central authorities to reduce the noise impact on the environment. The tool will be structured with different access levels to the system data base and tested to check public response and user ability in consulting and managing the system. Finally, the DYNAMAP project will investigate the possibility of strengthening the system with applications for dynamic reporting of integrated environmental impacts (noise, air quality, meteorological conditions, etc.), so as to provide a more comprehensive and complete overview of the environmental impact of road infrastructures present in the monitored areas.