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Machine Learning-based GIS Model for 2D and 3D Vehicular Noise Modelling in a Data-scarce Environment Cover

Machine Learning-based GIS Model for 2D and 3D Vehicular Noise Modelling in a Data-scarce Environment

Open Access
|Aug 2024

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Figure 1:

The study area.
The study area.

Figure 2:

Training and testing noise samples in the study area.
Training and testing noise samples in the study area.

Figure 3:

Different spatial data used in this study: (A) Road networks; (B) Low, medium, and high light vehicles; (C) Low, medium, and high trucks; (D) Low, medium, and high motorbike; (E) Low, medium, and high semitrailer; (F) Low, medium, and high bus; (G) Low, medium, and high average speed; (H) Low, medium, and high maximum speed; (I) DSM. DSM, digital surface model.
Different spatial data used in this study: (A) Road networks; (B) Low, medium, and high light vehicles; (C) Low, medium, and high trucks; (D) Low, medium, and high motorbike; (E) Low, medium, and high semitrailer; (F) Low, medium, and high bus; (G) Low, medium, and high average speed; (H) Low, medium, and high maximum speed; (I) DSM. DSM, digital surface model.

Figure 4:

Methodology used in this work.
Methodology used in this work.

Figure 5:

(A) Architecture of ANN of 2D traffic noise prediction (8-18-1), (B) architecture of ANN of 3D traffic noise prediction (22-11-1). 2D, two-dimensional; 3D, three-dimensional; ANN, artificial neural network.
(A) Architecture of ANN of 2D traffic noise prediction (8-18-1), (B) architecture of ANN of 3D traffic noise prediction (22-11-1). 2D, two-dimensional; 3D, three-dimensional; ANN, artificial neural network.

Figure 6:

Number of hidden units with RMSE for 2D and 3D noise model prediction. 2D, two-dimensional; 3D, three-dimensional; RMSE, root mean square error.
Number of hidden units with RMSE for 2D and 3D noise model prediction. 2D, two-dimensional; 3D, three-dimensional; RMSE, root mean square error.

Figure 7:

(A) Learning rate and (B) gradient momentum with RMSE for 2D and 3D noise model prediction. 2D, two-dimensional; 3D, three-dimensional; RMSE, root mean square error.
(A) Learning rate and (B) gradient momentum with RMSE for 2D and 3D noise model prediction. 2D, two-dimensional; 3D, three-dimensional; RMSE, root mean square error.

Figure 8:

The correlation of training and testing noise models between observed and predicted of 2D traffic noise for (A) SVM, (B) RF, and (C) ANN models. 2D, two-dimensional; ANN, artificial neural network; RF, random forest; SVM, support vector machine.
The correlation of training and testing noise models between observed and predicted of 2D traffic noise for (A) SVM, (B) RF, and (C) ANN models. 2D, two-dimensional; ANN, artificial neural network; RF, random forest; SVM, support vector machine.

Figure 9:

The correlation of training and testing noise models between observed and predicted of 3D traffic noise for (A) SVM, (B), RF, and (C) ANN models. 3D, three-dimensional; ANN, artificial neural network; RF, random forest; SVM, support vector machine.
The correlation of training and testing noise models between observed and predicted of 3D traffic noise for (A) SVM, (B), RF, and (C) ANN models. 3D, three-dimensional; ANN, artificial neural network; RF, random forest; SVM, support vector machine.

Figure 10:

2D average noise prediction map for roads in the study area from 2D ANN noise model. 2D, two-dimensional; ANN, artificial neural network.
2D average noise prediction map for roads in the study area from 2D ANN noise model. 2D, two-dimensional; ANN, artificial neural network.

Figure 11:

(A) 3D average noise prediction map for building in the study area from the 3D noise model, (B) average noise prediction map for building in the study area from the 3D noise model for part of the study area, (C) average noise prediction map for roads and building at the study area through combined 2D and 3D model maps. 2D, two-dimensional; 3D, three-dimensional.
(A) 3D average noise prediction map for building in the study area from the 3D noise model, (B) average noise prediction map for building in the study area from the 3D noise model for part of the study area, (C) average noise prediction map for roads and building at the study area through combined 2D and 3D model maps. 2D, two-dimensional; 3D, three-dimensional.

Statistical summary of noise predictors of 2D and 3D noise models

ParameterMinimumMaximumMeanDeviation
Average noise28.2183.2847.7120.14
Light vehicle0.00354.0020.1570.01
Truck0.0092.008.6922.76
Motorbike0.0029.002.005.87
Semitrailer0.00108.005.5321.39
Bus0.00129.009.6926.92
DSM2.4729.213.7315.66
Average speed0.0049.6411.6517.02
Maximum speed0.0066.0013.6921.57
Distance from high volume of light vehicle0.001079.08432.70261.98
Distance from medium volume of light vehicle0.001002.72252.37239.22
Distance from low volume of light vehicle0.00539.3658.45103.52
Distance from high volume of truck0.00628.94220.19164.74
Distance from medium volume of truck0.00594.40119.59129.21
Distance from low volume of truck0.00738.88120.67161.98
Distance from high volume of motorbike0.001157.50468.80268.63
Distance from medium volume of motorbike0.00926.08243.85233.62
Distance from low volume of motorbike0.00569.7565.09114.28
Distance from high volume of semitrailer0.001549.70636.87378.83
Distance from medium volume of semitrailer0.00849.06250.78191.34
Distance from low volume of semitrailer0.00379.2925.4347.44
Distance from high volume of bus0.00910.39158.78208.53
Distance from medium volume of bus0.00445.2984.8288.49
Distance from low volume of bus0.001059.13295.93272.59
Distance from high volume of average speed0.00666.25141.29137.27
Distance from medium volume of average speed0.00406.5078.5581.38
Distance from low volume of average speed0.00652.80117.52129.15
Distance from high volume of maximum speed0.00722.50170.70178.77
Distance from medium volume of maximum speed0.00442.0775.5784.09
Distance from low volume of maximum speed0.00829.62179.87195.56

Hyperparameters of the proposed model for traffic noise prediction and their search space used for fine-tuning

HyperparametersSearch domain
Type of network{multilayer perceptron (MLP)}
Number of hidden units(3–30)
Training algorithm{BFGS, RBFT}
Hidden and output activation{Identity, Logistic, Tanh, Exponential, Gaussian}
Learning rate(0.01–0.9) by step of 0.05
Momentum(0.1–0.9) by step of 0.1

Performance of models such as ANN, SVM, and RF for 2D and 3D noise models

ModelType of modelTraining (R)Testing (R)Training (R2)Testing (R2)Training (RMSE)Testing (RMSE)
2D Noise ModelANN1.000.871.000.750.0037.14
SVM0.850.810.720.653.6010.34
RF0.980.820.970.681.829.83

3D Noise ModelANN1.000.821.000.680.0584.46
SVM0.980.770.960.606.164.75
RF0.980.800.960.646.004.50

Shows the hidden and output activation of the ANN model

ModelHyperparameterIdentityLogisticTanhExponentialGaussian
2D Noise ModelHidden and output activation0.0030.02480.18922.00430.2373
3D Noise Model 0.08050.0580.35841.20660.1166
Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 10, 2024
Published on: Aug 6, 2024
Published by: Professor Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2024 Biswajeet Pradhan, Ahmed Abdulkareem, Ahmed Aldulaimi, Shilpa Gite, Abdullah Alamri, Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay, published by Professor Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay
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