ISO 17534-1-2015 PDF

Full title and description

ISO 17534-1:2015 — Acoustics — Software for the calculation of sound outdoors — Part 1: Quality requirements and quality assurance. This international standard specifies quality requirements and measures to indicate and verify the degree of conformity of software implementing an outdoor sound-calculation method, enabling producers to declare correct implementation and users to verify implementations.

Abstract

ISO 17534‑1:2015 describes quality requirements and measures to ensure, indicate and verify the degree of conformity of a software program with a consistently implementable calculation method/procedure. Its objective is to ensure that different quality‑assured software products, given identical input data, produce results within a defined range of acceptable deviations. The standard explicitly does not address the correctness of the underlying calculation method against measurements.

General information

• Status: Published (confirmed on review; remains current).
• Publication date: May 2015 (Edition 1, 2015-05).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 17.140.01 (Acoustics).
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (2015).
• Number of pages: 23.

Scope

Defines quality requirements, documentation and verification measures for software that implements a consistently specified method for calculating sound propagation outdoors. It provides procedures and interfaces that allow software producers to declare conformity and users to check implementations; it does not evaluate the intrinsic correctness of the calculation method versus measurement. The scope is focused on reproducible, quality‑assured software implementation of agreed calculation procedures.

Key topics and requirements

• Specification of quality requirements for acoustic calculation software (documentation, testability, versioning and traceability).
• Requirements and formats for a Quality Assurance (QA) interface to exchange test and result data between programs.
• Definition of test cases and acceptable deviation ranges so independent implementations give comparable outputs.
• Guidance for declaring conformity by a software producer and for verifying conformity by a user without mandatory third‑party certification.
• Recommendations for implementing specific propagation methods in a quality‑assured way (covered in related TR parts, e.g., ISO/TR 17534‑3).
• Explicit exclusion: does not address verification of the calculation method against field measurements.

Typical use and users

Used by acoustics software developers, acoustic‑modelling consultants, environmental/noise specialists, and public authorities who require reproducible, quality‑assured implementations of outdoor sound‑propagation calculation methods. The standard supports transparent producer declarations and user verification workflows; technical committees and regulators implementing CNOSSOS/EU‑aligned guidance may also reference the ISO 17534 series.

Related standards

Key related documents in the ISO 17534 series and referenced methods include: ISO/TR 17534‑2:2014 — Part 2: General recommendations for test cases and QA interface; ISO/TR 17534‑3:2015 — Part 3: Recommendations for quality‑assured implementation of ISO 9613‑2 in software; ISO/TR 17534‑4 (technical guidance linking ISO 17534‑1 to EU CNOSSOS implementations); and the propagation method ISO 9613‑2 (commonly used calculation method referenced by the series).

Keywords

acoustics; environmental noise; software quality; quality assurance (QA) interface; test cases; ISO 17534; ISO 9613‑2; noise mapping; conformity declaration.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 17534‑1:2015 is an international standard that sets quality requirements and verification measures for software that performs outdoor sound‑propagation calculations, enabling reproducible and comparable software implementations.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers requirements for documentation, testability, QA interfaces, test cases and acceptable deviation ranges so different software products implementing the same calculation method produce comparable results. It does not assess whether the calculation method itself matches physical measurements.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Software producers/developers, acoustic consultants, environmental noise analysts, and public authorities/regulators concerned with consistent, verifiable implementations of outdoor sound‑calculation methods.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: Published in May 2015 (Edition 1). The ISO record shows the publication was reviewed and confirmed (remains current as reviewed). Users should check ISO’s catalogue for any future revisions; related TRs in the 17534 series have been published and some parts are under further development.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — ISO 17534 is a multipart series. Relevant parts include ISO/TR 17534‑2 (test cases and QA interface), ISO/TR 17534‑3 (recommendations for implementing ISO 9613‑2 in software), and additional technical reports/guidance such as ISO/TR 17534‑4. The series and ISO 9613‑2 are commonly used together for environmental noise assessment.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Acoustics; software quality; quality assurance; outdoor sound propagation; test cases; conformity declaration; QA interface; ISO 9613‑2.