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Mark Bilandzic, Michael Banholzer, Deyan Peev, Vesko Georgiev, Florence Balagtas-Fernandez, Alexander De Luca
Laermometer - a Mobile Noise Mapping Application
In NordiCHI 2008: Proceedings of the 5th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Lund, Sweden, October 20 - 22, 2008. ACM, New York, NY, 415-418. DOI= http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1463160.1463208, ISBN 978-1-59593-704-9. (bib)

Creating noise maps is a complex task. They can be created using modeling approaches that take into account different data such as traffic conditions and the like. Another approach is to use stationary recording stations which provide better results but are costly to maintain. Nevertheless, the benefits of noise maps are worth the effort. Laermometer has been developed to solve the problems of creating noise maps by utilizing mobile phones and their built-in microphones. The main functionality is to provide noise information for any place in the world. Users can add further information like a noise description or comments about the location and its sound level. Every user can view the noise maps and comments, anywhere using their mobile devices. In addition Laermometer brings along a small web interface. With this web interface users can view/edit their profiles, comments and noise descriptions.