Short communication: A GIS tool for modeling anthropogenic noise propagation in natural ecosystems

Authors:
Sarah E. Reed;Jennifer L. Boggs;Jacob P. Mann
Affiliations:
Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1474, USA and North America Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, 301 North Willson Aven ...;Center for Landscape Analysis, The Wilderness Society, 655 Montgomery Street #1000, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA;GIS consultant, PO Box 72953, Davis, CA 95617, USA
Venue:
Environmental Modelling & Software
Year:
2012

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Abstract

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.