SoundPLAN Asia News — Software Releases, Partnerships & Industry Updates
Stay up to date with the latest SoundPLAN software releases, new calculation standard additions, partnership announcements, industry developments, and regional news from SoundPLAN Asia. Our news covers developments at SoundPLAN GmbH in Germany as well as updates specific to Asia and the Middle East.
Software & Product News
SoundPLAN GmbH releases regular software updates adding new calculation standards, improving computational performance, and expanding reporting capabilities. Recent additions to SoundPLANnoise include additional road traffic noise methods for Southeast Asian countries, updated railway noise models, and expanded industrial noise standard support. SoundPLANmanda has received updates to its occupational noise mapping workflows and ISO 9612 reporting templates.
- SoundPLANnoise version updates — New calculation standard modules, improved noise map rendering, and additional reporting templates added in recent releases
- SoundPLANmanda updates — Enhanced LEX,8h calculation workflow, updated hearing protection zone management, improved factory noise map generation
- SoundPLANessential — Entry-level package expanded with additional road and industrial noise standards relevant to Asian markets
Partnership & Regional News
- Sarooma partnership — SoundPLAN Asia and Sarooma continue to expand SoundPLAN adoption across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with growing user bases among EIA consultants and occupational health specialists serving Vision 2030 projects
- CAAF 2026 — SoundPLAN Asia attended the China Auto Acoustics Forum in Foshan (May 2026), showcasing SoundPLANmanda occupational noise mapping to automotive sector HSE professionals
- Training expansion — SoundPLAN Asia continues to expand training delivery across Southeast Asia and the Middle East for both SoundPLANnoise and SoundPLANmanda
Industry & Regulatory Developments
- CNOSSOS-EU adoption — Growing interest in CNOSSOS-EU methodology outside Europe, particularly for urban strategic noise mapping projects in Asia
- ISO 9612 awareness — Increasing adoption of ISO 9612 as the occupational noise measurement standard across ASEAN countries' occupational health frameworks
- Vision 2030 infrastructure — Saudi Arabia's major infrastructure pipeline continues to drive demand for professional EIA noise assessment tools in the Kingdom
- Regional EIA standards — Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia have all updated noise criteria within their EIA frameworks in recent years
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