www.2loud.net.au

Deakin University have developed an iPhone application at the request of Boroondara Council who are working with several community groups fighting for freeway noise protection.

You can register to be involved on www.2loud.net.au.  (There seems to be some restriction on registering at the moment unless you live on a street bordering the freeway – hopefully this will widen shortly).

2Loud? is a research project with the aim of developing and testing a mobile phone application to allow community to monitor traffic noise in their environment, with focus on the night period and indoors measurement. Individuals, using mobile phones, inform characteristics of their dwellings and systematically record the level of noise inside their homes overnight. The records from multiple individuals are sent to a server, integrated into indicators and shared through mapping.

For those in Balwyn North, please spread the word about the website and let your neighbours know.

(Note: there is only an iPhone or iPad app; there is not an Android app at this time).