SoundPLANnoise - SoundPLANessential
SoundPLANnoise - SoundPLANessential
This document provides a detailed comparison between two acoustic software products: SoundPLANnoise 8.2 and SoundPLANessential 5.1, as of August 2020. The comparison focuses on their capabilities in noise calculation and management.
Specifications and Capabilities
- Noise Calculation: Both products can calculate noise from roads, railways, industries, and parking lots. However, SoundPLANnoise offers additional capabilities such as indoor noise calculations, aircraft noise calculations, and room acoustic parameters.
- Data Management: SoundPLANnoise supports enhanced data management for large projects, including the distribution of geometry data across multiple files and advanced tools for modifying geometry data.
- Import and Export: Both products allow the import of digital maps and data from various sources, but SoundPLANnoise provides more extensive import options, including CityGML and WMS servers.
- Calculation Features: SoundPLANnoise supports more advanced calculation features, such as dynamic triangulated meshed noise maps and cross-sectional noise maps.
- Documentation and Output: Both products offer documentation of noise sources and results in tabular format, but SoundPLANnoise includes additional features like integrated spreadsheets and enhanced cartographical graphics.
Limitations and Differences
- SoundPLANessential is more limited in scope, lacking features such as indoor noise calculations, aircraft noise calculations, and advanced data management tools.
- SoundPLANnoise provides a modular software structure, allowing users to purchase only the necessary modules, whereas SoundPLANessential does not offer this flexibility.
Conclusion
SoundPLANnoise 8.2 is a more comprehensive solution for complex noise calculation and management needs, offering a wider range of features and greater flexibility. SoundPLANessential 5.1 is suitable for simpler projects with basic requirements.
Catalog excerpts
Product comparison SoundPLANnoise - SoundPLANessential Status August 2020 SoundPLAN GmbH | Etzwiesenberg 15 | D-71522 Backnang Phone +49 (0) 7191 9144-0 | Fax -24 | [email protected]
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Product comparison SoundPLANnoise – SoundPLANessential SoundPLAN GmbH Calculation of road, railway, industry noise and noise from parking lots Indoor noise calculations Calculation of room acoustic parameters (incl. STI) Configuration of facade sound reduction Aircraft noise calculations Calculation of a digital ground model (DGM) Automated optimization of noise protection walls and berms Use of digital background maps for input and output Connection to Google Maps and OpenStreetMap Elevations from Google Maps Interface to ASCII, DXF and Shape files for the model data import Import of OpenStreetMap...
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Product comparison SoundPLANnoise – SoundPLANessential SoundPLAN GmbH SoundPLAN SoundPLAN noise 8.2 essential 5.1 Calculation of single frequencies, octave and third octave bands Library for source emission spectra Library for transmission and absorption Time history for the sources hour by hour High performance calculation core with dynamic search algorithms Calculations multi-threaded for multi core CPU Distributed computing – calculation with multiple PCs in a network User defined calculation job management (unattended processing of several calculation jobs) Single receiver calculations Grid...
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