DataKustik Products
DataKustik GmbH is one of the leading manufacturers of software for immission protection. Our products for the calculation and prediction of environmental noise, interior noise and air pollutant distribution as well as for building acoustics are state-of-the-art. Our software is powerful and user-friendly and it is successfully applied in more than 60 countries all over the world.
Frequently Asked Questions
The most important questions about CadnaA, CadnaB and CadnaR — answered at a glance.
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CadnaA calculates outdoor/environmental noise (road, rail, industry, aircraft and city noise mapping). CadnaB handles building acoustics (airborne and impact sound insulation for whole buildings). CadnaR predicts room and indoor acoustics such as reverberation time and speech intelligibility. Together they form one integrated platform.
Typical applications include strategic noise maps under the EU Environmental Noise Directive, noise studies for planning and permitting procedures, industrial plant noise assessments, traffic noise forecasts, and the design of noise control measures such as barriers — all evaluated before anything is built.
Typical applications include sound insulation verifications under DIN 4109 and ISO 12354, planning airborne and impact sound insulation between and within dwellings, the acoustic design of hotels, office and school buildings and healthcare facilities, and assessing protection against outdoor noise through the façade — from individual room pairs up to the whole building.
Typical applications fall into two areas. First, room-acoustic design for offices, schools, day-care centres, restaurants and sports halls, including verification of reverberation time and speech intelligibility under DIN 18041. Second, industrial acoustics: from determining noise exposure and noise dose at workstations (dosimeter function) through modelling complex machines — including calibration and verification of sound power levels to ISO 3744 and the emission sound pressure level at the machine operator position to ISO 11204 — to the full assessment and improvement of an industrial hall, with side-by-side comparison of noise control measures in planning variants, the design of PA/PAGA systems, and auralisation of the results: audible before anything is built.
CadnaA is a software for the calculation, presentation, assessment and prediction of environmental noise, developed by DataKustik GmbH (Germany). Engineering consultancies, authorities and industrial companies in more than 60 countries use it to model noise from roads, railways, industry and aircraft and to produce standards-compliant noise maps.
Acoustic and environmental consultancies, city and regional authorities, road and railway administrations, airport operators, industrial companies and universities — in more than 60 countries.
CadnaA by DataKustik is a leading choice for environmental noise mapping and prediction. It is used by engineering consultancies, road and railway authorities and airport operators in more than 60 countries for standards-compliant noise calculation and strategic noise maps.
Yes. CadnaA provides dedicated source types for tennis, pickleball and padel courts, so leisure and sports noise can be predicted and assessed (for example under the German 18. BImSchV and VDI 3770) before an installation is built. Learn more: datakustik.com/lp/padel-laerm.html
Yes. Wind turbines can be modelled as dedicated sources, including hub height and emission spectra, and assessed according to the applicable calculation methods (e.g. ISO 9613-2 or the German interim procedure for wind turbine noise).
Yes. CadnaR predicts sound levels in work rooms, offices and production halls, so workplace noise (for example under national workplace regulations such as ASR A3.7 in Germany) can be evaluated and mitigation measures compared at the planning stage.