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    Traffic noise mapping of Indian roads through smartphone user community participation

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    Authors
    Kumar, R.
    Mukherjee, Abhijit
    Singh, V.
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Kumar, R. and Mukherjee, A. and Singh, V. 2017. Traffic noise mapping of Indian roads through smartphone user community participation. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 189: 17.
    Source Title
    Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
    DOI
    10.1007/s10661-016-5741-1
    ISSN
    0167-6369
    School
    Department of Civil Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48943
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    Abstract

    Road traffic noise pollution is a global hazard, and rapid urbanization has aggravated the problem. This paper explores a novel approach which involves a smartphone user community to monitor the prevalent noise. The system involves a client application on smartphones that records noise, processes the information and communicates to a server and shares the information as visual noise levels on Google® Maps. A fuzzy logic-based classification of noise is proposed. Results from residential, commercial, and industrial areas of the northern region of India are demonstrated. The noise levels are generally found to be higher than the prescribed standards. The experiment demonstrates the huge potential of user community participation in monitoring noise pollution.

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