Net4Cities Noise Instrumentation Webinar – Recording Available!

Innovations in Environmental Noise Monitoring: Insights from the Net4Cities Noise Instrumentation Webinar

As part of its ongoing webinar series on environmental monitoring in European cities, Net4Cities hosted a webinar on 11 December 2025 entitled “Innovations in Environmental Noise Monitoring: From Class 1 to Low-Cost Sensors.” The session explored how next-generation sensor technologies are transforming environmental noise monitoring, from high-precision Class 1 instruments to flexible and affordable low-cost sensor systems.

Environmental noise remains a major health burden in urban areas. To address this challenge, Net4Cities is supporting the deployment of co-located noise and traffic sensors across partner cities, enabling scalable, data-driven monitoring of urban sound environments.

Expert Insights from Research and Industry

During the webinar, participants heard from:

  • Craig Storey (Cirrus Research)
    on professional noise monitoring systems, Class 1 instrumentation, and international standards.
  • Dr. Arne Henning (DLR – German Aerospace Center)
    on advanced traffic-noise monitoring using combined low-cost traffic and acoustic sensor networks.

The session concluded with an interactive Q&A.

Recording Available on YouTube

The full recording of the webinar is now available on the RIFS-Potsdam YouTube channel:

👉 https://youtu.be/daRayT-dYS4?si=IwgBT9E62sUfEHcn

This webinar is part of the Net4Cities webinar series. More events on air quality, noise, and integrated urban monitoring are planned for 2026.

For questions about the webinar or the Net4Cities project, please contact us at:

📧 n4c@rifs-potsdam.de

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