Describes data acquisition methods which enable the description of the environmental noise in a specified area of land to be made in a uniform way, and enable the compatibility of any land use activity or projected activity with existing or predicted environmental noise to be assessed. It gives no guidance for the estimation of the overall uncertainty of the results, but this should be considered in each specific case.

AS 1055.3-1989

Acoustics — Description and measurement of environmental noise, Part 3: Acquisition of data pertinent to land use