State of the art noise prediction software
CadnaA Overview
CadnaA (Computer Aided Noise Abatement) is the leading software for calculation, presentation, assessment and prediction of environmental noise. Applications range from industrial sites, road and railway networks, airports or even entire towns and urbanized areas.
Unlimited project size: CadnaA can handle projects of any size thanks to the 64 Bit technology, multiprocessor support and parallel processing techniques. Learn more
Connectivity: CadnaA offers a huge variety of import and export formats. Learn more
Easy handling: CadnaA takes advantage of its "one piece of software – one file per project" concept with tools to set up your model with a few mouse clicks. Learn more
Presentation of results: With CadnaA, display and output results in a convenient and reliable way. Learn more
CadnaA Products
Explore our new range of CadnaA products, each tailored to specific applications and available for one-time purchase or subscription.
All products offer flexible licensing options, either on-premises (via local or server USB dongle) or through cloud licensing.
Optional software updates and hotline support are available.*
*For cloud licensing, a maintenance contract is required."
Available for one-time purchase or subscription.
Frequently Asked Questions about CadnaA
The four questions prospective users ask most about CadnaA — answered right here.
Which noise standards does CadnaA support?
CadnaA supports the major international and national noise standards, including ISO 9613-2, CNOSSOS-EU, the EU Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/EC, TA Lärm, RLS-19 and Schall 03. Here you can find all standards and directives supported by DataKustik in detail.
Can CadnaA calculate noise from padel, pickleball and tennis courts?
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
Can CadnaA model wind turbine noise?
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).
Which data formats can CadnaA import?
CadnaA imports the common geodata and CAD formats, including AutoCAD DXF, Trimble SketchUp, ESRI shapefiles (SHP), Geopackage (GPKG), CityGML, GML, OpenStreetMap (OSM), ASCII grids and text files, and MS Excel files (XLSX). With the BMP option, further formats are available, including DWG, DGN (Microstation), GeoTiff terrain models, WMS services, Google Maps import and more than 40 bitmap formats — existing terrain, building and traffic data can be reused directly.
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