Kramer Schalltechnik GmbH

MAPANDGIS

Noise Immission Forecasting with an Integrated GIS

MAPANDGIS is a program system for calculating noise immissions from industry, traffic, leisure facilities and wind energy. Its distinguishing feature is the fully integrated GIS: model data and results are held in layers, can be analysed with SQL-style filters and prepared for presentation in a variety of ways. The calculation model can additionally be displayed in three dimensions — any 2D layer, such as a noise map or a site plan, can be projected into the 3D view.

The software is developed by Kramer Schalltechnik GmbH and used daily in our own projects.

Conformity and Quality Assurance

Signed declarations of conformity are available for use in approval procedures. They relate to the current version, MAPANDGIS 2.0.0.8 of 26 May 2026:

  • RLS 19, Parkplatzlärmstudie (car park noise study), RLS 90 — all test cases from section 3 of document TEST-20 v2.1 are solved within the permitted tolerances, in both the reference and the test configuration
  • Schall 03 — QSI form covering the test cases from the German Federal Ministry of Transport’s explanatory notes of 01.01.2015, and compliance with ISO/TR 17534-3:2015
  • VDI 4101 Part 2 — noise immission forecasting for wind turbines, AQSI form Table A12; the test cases of VDI 4101 Part 2 and ISO/TR 17534-3 are calculated correctly
  • DIN 45687 — quality requirements for software calculating outdoor noise immission, with QSI forms for VDI 2714:1988-01, DIN ISO 9613-2:1999-10, RLS-90:1990, Schall 03:1990 and Schall 03 (2015)
  • ISO 9613-2:1996 — producer’s declaration following ISO 17534-1 and ISO/TR 17534-3

Applications and Standards

Field Calculation method
Industry and commerce DIN ISO 9613-2, VDI 2714, ISO/TR 17534
Road traffic RLS 19, RLS 90
Rail traffic Schall 03 (2012), Schall 03 (1990)
Car parks Parkplatzlärmstudie (car park noise study), RLS 19, RLS 90
Sports and leisure facilities VDI 3770 — including tennis and ice stock sport calculation
Wind turbines Interim method per LAI guidance / VDI 4101 Part 2

The current state of ISO 9613:2024 is largely implemented and can be selected for test purposes. National adoption is still subject to a decision by the responsible standards committee NA 001-02-03 AA.

From Site Plan to Noise Map

A typical project involves only a few steps:

  1. Create the project and import a raster or vector plan — georeferenced data is detected and the coordinate system adopted automatically
  2. Digitise buildings or import them as GML data
  3. Create sound sources and assign spectra
  4. Place immission points and run a single-point calculation
  5. Calculate the noise map — horizontal, vertical or as a building noise map
  6. Add the results as a layer, colour them and prepare them for presentation

Data Import and Geodata

  • Terrain model from GeoTIFF — for example the official DGM1 elevation model, with automatic generation of elevation points and contour lines
  • Building import from GML/LoD1 open geodata portals; duplicate buildings are detected and skipped on import
  • Vector and raster formats including Shape, GeoJSON and GPX
  • Spectra from CSV files in HLUG format or directly from the source database
  • Export of calculation results as CSV

Features

  • Source database: store, search and reuse sound sources of every type, including their spectra and directivity
  • Toolbox for spectrum arithmetic: energetic addition and averaging, A, B and C weighting filters, third-octave to octave conversion
  • Layer technique with freely adjustable drawing order and transparency
  • SQL-style filter and selection functions for analysing model data
  • Horizontal and vertical noise maps, building noise maps, interpolation of results
  • Colour palettes to DIN 45682:2020-04 for noise map display
  • Noise reduction optimisation
  • Time weighting of operating states
  • 3D presentation with interaction between 2D and 3D graphics
  • Print templates with map section, legend and north arrow

Model Elements

  • Immission point
  • Point source
  • Line source
  • Area source
  • Vertical area source
  • Road
  • Car park
  • Traffic light
  • Railway
  • Building
  • Noise barrier
  • 3D reflector
  • Bridge
  • Vegetation
  • Ground property
  • Land use
  • Calculation area
  • Elevation points
  • Contour lines
  • Terrain grid

System Requirements

Windows with Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8. The user interface scales on high-resolution displays (HiDPI / 4K).

Version and Development

Current version: 2.0.0.8, 26 May 2026

MAPANDGIS is under continuous development. Recent versions introduced the source database, the reworked spectrum editor, ice stock sport calculation to VDI 3770, terrain generation from GeoTIFF data and the preview of ISO 9613:2024.

A detailed manual is included with the installation.

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