Option BPL is very useful in calibrating area sources of which the pressure level at distinct receiver points is known or has been measured, while the sound power level (SPL) or the SPL per unit area is unknown. Option BPL can even handle situations with several area sources and receiver points by applying a user-definable optimization strategy.

Option BPL is also used to fulfill the requirements according to German law when planning industrial or commercial areas. Legally, the sound radiating from different areas must be optimized in such way that the limiting values at all receiver points are not exceeded. The procedure of distributing noise emission for all area sources, with respect to the limits, is known as "Fixing of Noise Quota" (Lärmkontingentierung).