Single event noise data is also of great interest to people. The common question from a noise hot-line call is what was that event that happened last night. A convenient report is to show the loudest 10 events over some selected time period. With new technology, advanced GIS tools allow for presenting track information through the Internet. An convenient way of presenting the data is to allow the user to select a date and hour and the tracks during that hour are displayed.
Weather is often a factor that effects where aircraft fly and how noise propagates.
Providing live or historic weather information can be both interesting to the public and inform them about why aircraft may be on a certain path. For a web site to be successful it needs to accomplish several important goals. Each of these goals is listed below and described in more detail. It should be designed with the user in mind. It should be developed to effectively present the informational data so that the user will learn about aircraft noise, as well as the programs, efforts, and achievements that the noise office is implementing to manage the aircraft noise.