Modeling Hikers’ Exposure to Transportation Noise in National Parks
Client: National Park Service, Rocky Mountain National Park
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Collected traffic count data and noise levels at recreation sites sensitive to potential noise impacts associated with changes in transportation policy
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Collected information about visitors’ hiking routes within the study area via GPS units
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Developed noise models of transportation planning alternatives to map the dispersion of transportation noise across the park’s landscape
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Used GIS to integrate the noise modeling results with the hiking route data to model and map visitors’ exposure to transportation noise
