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SoundPLAN is a complete software package offering a full spectrum of noise pollution evaluation modules, with quick and accurate calculation and impressive graphics. Comprehensive studies involving any size areas and multiple sources can be completed efficiently and cost effectively using this modelling software.

 

SoundPLANoffers you the necessary tools and libraries that you need to execute your projects in all areas of application. Whether it's a noise study for a building development plan, expert noise reports at the workplace or noise remediation: with its powerful and quality-assured calculation kernel, SoundPLANnoise is the professional solution for your tasks.
 
With SoundPLANit is easy to create quick noise simulations, a variety of tabular outputs and informative noise maps. It also supports the assessment of different evaluation methods.

With a maintenance contract for SoundPLAN, you are always up to date. Our program is constantly being developed and adapted to the requirements of our customers. In addition, new guidelines and standards are being incorporated into the current version and are available free of charge via updates. For technical and content-related questions, our hotline team is happy to help you quickly, easily and personally by phone or e-mail.

 

Experience you can count on

  • Over 20 years of experience in noise model development
  • Experienced, dedicated development team consisting of software developers, program testers and a technical writer for the handbook and documentation
  • The program is available in 14 languages
  • The software fulfills nearly 50 different national and international standards

 

Vibrocomp is the official trading partner for SoundPLAN GmbH in Azerbaijan, the Arabic countries, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania.

VIBROCOMP International has an experience of over 20 years of SoundPLAN sales and after sales support! Our goal is to have satisfied customers who can actively use SoundPLAN, therefore VIBROCOMP gives a FREE training day of SoundPLAN when buying new package or modules!

For more Information about SoundPLAN and to download a DEMO CD please visit the webpage www.soundplan.de  or request it directly from Vibrocomp.

 

SoundPLAN comes in 3 different versions:


The Market Leader in Noise Mapping Software

SoundPLANnoise 9.1 

Cover a wide range of applications with the SoundPLANnoise software package

SoundPLANnoise offers you the necessary tools and libraries that you need to execute your projects in all areas of application. Whether it's a noise study for a building development plan, expert noise reports at the workplace or noise remediation: with its powerful and quality-assured calculation kernel, SoundPLANnoise is the professional solution for your tasks.

 

Noise surveys

Whether in buildings or outdoors, whether industrial or traffic noise: with its versatile tools, SoundPLANnoise is the right acoustics software for every conceivable area of application.

Creation of noise models and documentation

With SoundPLANnoise, it is easy to create quick noise simulations, a variety of tabular outputs and informative noise maps. It also supports the assessment of different evaluation methods.

Modular design of the acoustics software

Due to the modular structure of SoundPLANnoise, you can customize the acoustics software to meet your specific requirements. Modules can be added or removed at any time, according to your needs.

Modules such as road, rail, industrial or indoor  noise, the enhanced graphics and mapping features in the 3D Graphics and Cartography and GIS modules,  can be added or removed at any time, according to your needs.

SoundPLAN unlimited

No matter which configuration you use to work with SoundPLANnoise, the number of diffractive and reflective objects in a model is always unlimited. You can also take advantage of the unlimited possibilities for creating variants of sources or buildings to give you an efficient multi-document solution for your projects. While the calculations for a project are running, you can prepare and document other results graphically.

 

Flexible use of software licenses

SoundPLANnoise enables you to work in a flexible, modern way: in the office, together with colleagues using a server-based solution, on the way to an appointment or simply at home.

 

Always up to date

With a maintenance contract for SoundPLANnoise, you are always up to date. Our program is constantly being developed and adapted to the requirements of our customers. In addition, new guidelines and standards are being incorporated into the current version and are available free of charge via updates. For technical and content-related questions, our hotline team is happy to help you quickly, easily and personally by phone or e-mail.

 

SoundPLANnoise 9.1

…structural Update with smart improvements…

 

In addition to structural changes in the background, SoundPLANnoise 9.1 comes with many minor and major improvements that make daily project work even easier.

One of the structural changes is the revision of the 3D graphics, which now is updated to the latest state of the art. This allows for quicker integration of new features in the future. The new 3D building contour line display is already an example of this.

Further highlights of SoundPLANnoise 9.1:

  • ISO 9613-2: 2024 including object type cylinder, chimney stack directivity and detailed consideration of attenuation by foliage (trees and shrubs).
  • Possibility to consider sound transmission through noise barriers for selected standards.
  • The import has been revised and simplified and extended by the flexible assignment of properties via formulas. Additional program libraries for the import help to serve new import formats more quickly in the future.
  • Direct Excel data import in the Geo-Database.
  • Enhanced parameters and settings for Nord2000.
  • Use of LZW compressed TIFFs in the elevation filter.
  • New roof type barrel roof for industrial buildings.
  • Additional psychoacoustic assessment descriptors loudness, sharpness and tonality.
  • Improvements in the Spreadsheet, e.g. headings can now be oriented vertically.
  • New line band table and line band map for the calculation and visualization of noise scores and hotspots as well as other statistical evaluations.
SoundPLANmanda 1.0 

SoundPLANmanda 1.0 is the new program for occupational health and safety experts to help them assess environmental hazards and map and analyze noise in workplaces. The tool provides the possibility to map and analyze harmful immissions, including noise, temperature, or air pollution.

Highlights:

  • Data Import interface for georeferenced measurement data and display it with interpolated color coded iso contour lines.
  • Flexible Analysis, to combine several measurements with user definable formulas to show, for example, the level change or level above a limit value.
  • Analyze the noise load of a worker according to Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and further European legislation.
  • Data of SoundPLANmanda is clearly structured with the ability to have multiple mapping areas, such as different floors. The results documentation is presented in easy-to-use map layouts, but with multiple possibilities to adapt to the requested user requirements.

 

 

SoundPLANessential 6.0 

 

Easy to operate

SoundPLANessential is characterized by a simple and intuitive user interface. The program is optimized for standard noise simulation cases and can be used efficiently after only a short period of familiarization.

SoundPLANessential is the simple, compact solution for your requirements.

Quick familiarization

Whether you are dealing with noise protection surveys for industrial plants, development plans or transport infrastructure: The intuitively operated interface allows you to quickly familiarize yourself with our noise mapping software, SoundPLANessential and provides you with exactly the options you need for standard noise reports.

The powerful, original SoundPLAN calculation kernel ensures lightning-fast calculations.

Without limitations

Our acoustics software, SoundPLANessential has no limitation in terms of the number of sound sources, receivers and obstacles. You can also use the geometry import tools and the connection to Google Maps to work on your projects efficiently. The large number of sample emission spectra provided makes it easy to define industrial sources.

 

Always up to date

To enable you to benefit quickly from minor improvements and changes, we provide you with free online updates for each minor release.

 

Informative documentation

Clear documentation is important for standard noise projects as well. With the informative, standardized table and graphic outputs, you can present and document your results professionally and clearly in no time at all.

 

SoundPLANessential 6.0

All the steps in processing a project, from data input and calculation to the tabular and graphical presentation of the results, are clearly presented in individual tabs. For each task in the project workflow, the tools with all available entry fields are provided on the left side of the screen.

For investigations, where multiple noise types need to be considered, all noise types can be calculated together but additionally documented separately in the tables and graphics according to the selected noise combinations.

The calculation has become its own tab and, using color coding, immediately shows whether already calculated results are up-to-date, outdated or incorrect. Also, the used calculation settings are now clearly displayed on screen.

The 3D Graphics now is state of the art and presents the data with brilliant clarity.

Further improvements and new features:

  • Brilliant clarity for high DPI monitors
  • Table settings with live preview
  • Flexible angle mode replaces the rectangle mode
  • Propagation calculation according to ISO 9613-2: 2024
  • Emission calculation according to sonROAD18: 2024
Comparison SPnoise vs SPessential 

SoundPLANnoise and SoundPLANessential

 

The right acoustics software for every requirement

Whether you are faced with writing noise reports in connection with construction projects, a range of tasks in the field of environmental acoustics or the assessment and optimization of an open-plan office: With SoundPLAN you are always good to go.

 

SoundPLANessential, as a cost-effective option for standard noise reports in environmental acoustics, offers you the basis for fast and high-quality results - even if your main focus is not on noise protection.

If your field of activity changes and SoundPLANessential is no longer sufficient for your requirements, you can easily upgrade to the SoundPLANnoise package that suits you best at any time.

 

SoundPLANnoise is equally suitable for all facets of noise immission control, noise at the workplace or room acoustics, and small projects or nationwide noise mapping. Thanks to the flexible combination of modules, which allows you to only buy what you really need, you will find the perfect personal software package. Later expansions are possible at any time. The rental option for the whole software or for individual modules allows for further flexibility.

 

Comparison of SoundPLANnoise and SoundPLANessential

 
 

SoundPLANnoise

SoundPLANessential

Calculation of road, railway, industry noise and noise from parking lots

 YES  YES

Indoor noise calculations

 YES  NO

Calculation of room acoustic parameters

 YES  NO

Configuration of facade sound reduction

YES   YES

Aircraft noise calculations

YES   NO

Calculation of a digital ground model (DGM)

YES   YES

Automated optimization of noise protection walls and berms

YES   NO

Use of digital background maps for input and output

YES   YES
Connection to Google Maps and OpenStreetMap YES   YES
Elevations from Google Maps YES   YES

Interface to ASCII, DXF and Shape files for the model data import

YES   YES

Import of object properties (e.g. building height)

 YES  NO
Import of OpenStreetMap data YES   YES

Import of CityGML

YES   NO

Connection to WMS Server

YES   NO

Intelligent filters for imported elevation data

YES   YES

Two variants for the calculation with and without noise protection

YES   YES

Free variants

YES   NO

Distribution of the geometry data to any number of files and in any desired sorting (e.g. for efficiently editing the currently needed data in big investigation areas)

YES   NO
Simple tools to adjust the geometry data (e.g. duplicate, parallel object, place objects to a digital ground model) YES   YES

Efficient and high-level tools to modify selected geometry data (e.g. combining areas, creating embankments)

YES   NO

Checking and changing the object properties of all entered objects in a clearly organized table

YES   NO

Enhanced data management for huge projects (noise mapping)

YES   NO

Industrial buildings with automatically generated sources based on the noise levels inside

YES   NO

Calculations of single frequencies, octave and third octave bands

 YES  YES

Library for source emission spectra

YES  YES 

Library for transmission and absorption

YES   NO

Time history for the sources hour by hour

YES   (YES)

2D, 2D rotational and 3D directivity

YES   NO

High-performance calculation core with dynamic search algorithms

YES   YES
Calculations multi-threadedfor multi core CPU  YES  YES

Distributed computing - calculation with multiple PCs in a network

 YES  NO

User-defined calculation job management (unattended processing of several calculation jobs)

 YES  NO

Single receiver calculations

 YES  YES

Grid noise map calculations

 YES  YES

Facade noise map calculations

 YES  NO

Dynamic triangulated meshed noise map

 YES  NO

Cross-sectional noise map

 YES  NO

Integrated spreadsheet

 YES  NO

Documentation of the noise sources in tabular format

 YES  YES

Documentation of the results in tabular format

 YES  YES

Optimization of noise reduction concepts for industrial sources

 YES  NO
Single point map with level tables and contour maps  YES  YES

Noise contour maps with free selection of scales, colors etc.

 YES  YES

User-defined configuration of the drawing properties of objects (buildings, roads, ...) for the printout

 YES  YES

Arithmetic with noise maps (e.g. difference, energetic addition)

 YES  NO

Cartographical enhancements for the graphics (own patterns, multiple plots on a sheet, ...)

 YES  NO

Map sections and overview map

 YES  NO

3D solid view of the model data while generating the model

 YES  YES

3D view overlaid with results, animated noise maps

 YES  NO

Modular software structure - only buy the needed modules

 YES  NO

Individually executable programs (e.g. process calculations and data modelling at the same time)

 YES  NO

 

 

With our demo versions, you can get a first impression of which of our software products is suitable for your requirements.

Cover a wide range of applications with the SoundPLANnoise software package

SoundPLANnoise offers you the necessary tools and libraries that you need to execute your projects in all areas of application. Whether it's a noise study for a building development plan, expert noise reports at the workplace or noise remediation: with its powerful and quality-assured calculation kernel, SoundPLANnoise is the professional solution for your tasks.

 

Noise surveys

Whether in buildings or outdoors, whether industrial or traffic noise: with its versatile tools, SoundPLANnoise is the right acoustics software for every conceivable area of application.

Creation of noise models and documentation

With SoundPLANnoise, it is easy to create quick noise simulations, a variety of tabular outputs and informative noise maps. It also supports the assessment of different evaluation methods.

Modular design of the acoustics software

Due to the modular structure of SoundPLANnoise, you can customize the acoustics software to meet your specific requirements. Modules can be added or removed at any time, according to your needs.

Modules such as road, rail, industrial or indoor  noise, the enhanced graphics and mapping features in the 3D Graphics and Cartography and GIS modules,  can be added or removed at any time, according to your needs.

SoundPLAN unlimited

No matter which configuration you use to work with SoundPLANnoise, the number of diffractive and reflective objects in a model is always unlimited. You can also take advantage of the unlimited possibilities for creating variants of sources or buildings to give you an efficient multi-document solution for your projects. While the calculations for a project are running, you can prepare and document other results graphically.

 

Flexible use of software licenses

SoundPLANnoise enables you to work in a flexible, modern way: in the office, together with colleagues using a server-based solution, on the way to an appointment or simply at home.

 

Always up to date

With a maintenance contract for SoundPLANnoise, you are always up to date. Our program is constantly being developed and adapted to the requirements of our customers. In addition, new guidelines and standards are being incorporated into the current version and are available free of charge via updates. For technical and content-related questions, our hotline team is happy to help you quickly, easily and personally by phone or e-mail.

 

SoundPLANnoise 9.1

…structural Update with smart improvements…

 

In addition to structural changes in the background, SoundPLANnoise 9.1 comes with many minor and major improvements that make daily project work even easier.

One of the structural changes is the revision of the 3D graphics, which now is updated to the latest state of the art. This allows for quicker integration of new features in the future. The new 3D building contour line display is already an example of this.

Further highlights of SoundPLANnoise 9.1:

  • ISO 9613-2: 2024 including object type cylinder, chimney stack directivity and detailed consideration of attenuation by foliage (trees and shrubs).
  • Possibility to consider sound transmission through noise barriers for selected standards.
  • The import has been revised and simplified and extended by the flexible assignment of properties via formulas. Additional program libraries for the import help to serve new import formats more quickly in the future.
  • Direct Excel data import in the Geo-Database.
  • Enhanced parameters and settings for Nord2000.
  • Use of LZW compressed TIFFs in the elevation filter.
  • New roof type barrel roof for industrial buildings.
  • Additional psychoacoustic assessment descriptors loudness, sharpness and tonality.
  • Improvements in the Spreadsheet, e.g. headings can now be oriented vertically.
  • New line band table and line band map for the calculation and visualization of noise scores and hotspots as well as other statistical evaluations.