| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 569178 | Environmental Modelling & Software | 2012 | 5 Pages |
SPreAD-GIS is a tool for modeling spatial patterns of anthropogenic noise propagation in natural ecosystems. SPreAD-GIS incorporates commonly available datasets on land cover, topography, and weather conditions to calculate noise propagation patterns and excess noise above ambient conditions for one-third octave frequency bands around one or multiple sound sources. User-specified noise source characteristics, ambient sound conditions, and frequency-weighting make SPreAD-GIS flexible to incorporate field measurements and model noise propagation for any type of source, environment, or species. SPreAD-GIS is a free, open-source application written in Python and implemented as a toolbox in ArcGIS software.
► SPreAD-GIS is a new GIS tool for modeling noise propagation in natural ecosystems. ► It is a free, open-source application written in Python and implemented in as a toolbox in ArcGIS. ► SPreAD-GIS models noise effects for any type of source, environment, or species. ► Input datasets for SPreAD-GIS include land cover, topography, and weather conditions. ► Outputs are spatial patterns of noise propagation relative to ambient conditions.
