diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/dashboard/AverageKelheimEmissionsDashboard.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/dashboard/AverageKelheimEmissionsDashboard.java
index 9ac111d..fa369af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/matsim/dashboard/AverageKelheimEmissionsDashboard.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/dashboard/AverageKelheimEmissionsDashboard.java
@@ -130,19 +130,21 @@ public void configure(Header header, Layout layout) {
 		layout.row("second").el(GridMap.class, (viz, data) -> {
 			viz.title = "CO₂ Emissions";
 			viz.description = "per day. Be aware that CO2 values are provided in the simulation sample size!";
-			viz.projection = "EPSG:25832";
-			viz.setColorRamp(new double[]{30, 40, 50, 60, 70}, new String[]{DARK_BLUE, LIGHT_BLUE, YELLOW, SAND, ORANGE, RED});
-			viz.height = 12.0;
+			setGridMapStandards(viz);
 			viz.file = postProcess(data, "mean_emissions_grid_per_day.xyt.csv");
 		});
 		layout.row("third")
 			.el(GridMap.class, (viz, data) -> {
 				viz.title = "CO₂ Emissions";
-				viz.projection = "EPSG:25832";
-				viz.setColorRamp(new double[]{30, 40, 50, 60, 70}, new String[]{DARK_BLUE, LIGHT_BLUE, YELLOW, SAND, ORANGE, RED});
 				viz.description = "per hour. Be aware that CO2 values are provided in the simulation sample size!";
-				viz.height = 12.;
+				setGridMapStandards(viz);
 				viz.file = postProcess(data, "mean_emissions_grid_per_hour.csv");
 			});
 	}
+
+	private static void setGridMapStandards(GridMap viz) {
+		viz.projection = "EPSG:25832";
+		viz.setColorRamp(new double[]{30, 40, 50, 60, 70}, new String[]{DARK_BLUE, LIGHT_BLUE, YELLOW, SAND, ORANGE, RED});
+		viz.height = 12.0;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/dashboard/AverageKelheimNoiseDashboard.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/dashboard/AverageKelheimNoiseDashboard.java
index 40f34fa..b4715dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/matsim/dashboard/AverageKelheimNoiseDashboard.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/dashboard/AverageKelheimNoiseDashboard.java
@@ -78,55 +78,38 @@ public void configure(Header header, Layout layout) {
 			.el(GridMap.class, (viz, data) -> {
 				viz.title = "Noise Immissions (Grid)";
 				viz.description = "Total Noise Immissions per day";
-				viz.height = 12.0;
-				viz.cellSize = 250;
-				viz.opacity = 0.2;
-				viz.maxHeight = 20;
-				viz.projection = "EPSG:25832";
-				viz.center = data.context().getCenter();
-				viz.zoom = data.context().mapZoomLevel;
-				viz.setColorRamp(new double[]{30, 40, 50, 60, 70}, new String[]{DARK_BLUE, LIGHT_BLUE, YELLOW, SAND, ORANGE, RED});
+				setGridMapStandards(viz, data);
 				viz.file = postProcess(data, "mean_immission_per_day.avro");
 			})
 			.el(GridMap.class, (viz, data) -> {
 				viz.title = "Hourly Noise Immissions (Grid)";
 				viz.description = "Noise Immissions per hour";
-				viz.height = 12.0;
-				viz.cellSize = 250;
-				viz.opacity = 0.1;
-				viz.maxHeight = 40;
-				viz.projection = "EPSG:25832";
-				viz.center = data.context().getCenter();
-				viz.zoom = data.context().mapZoomLevel;
-				viz.setColorRamp(new double[]{30, 40, 50, 60, 70}, new String[]{DARK_BLUE, LIGHT_BLUE, YELLOW, SAND, ORANGE, RED});
+				setGridMapStandards(viz, data);
 				viz.file = postProcess(data, "mean_immission_per_hour.avro");
 			});
 		layout.row("damages")
 			.el(GridMap.class, (viz, data) -> {
 				viz.title = "Daily Noise Damages (Grid)";
 				viz.description = "Total Noise Damages per day [€]";
-				viz.height = 12.0;
-				viz.cellSize = 250;
-				viz.opacity = 0.1;
-				viz.maxHeight = 40;
-				viz.center = data.context().getCenter();
-				viz.zoom = data.context().mapZoomLevel;
-				viz.projection = "EPSG:25832";
-				viz.setColorRamp(new double[]{30, 40, 50, 60, 70}, new String[]{DARK_BLUE, LIGHT_BLUE, YELLOW, SAND, ORANGE, RED});
+				setGridMapStandards(viz, data);
 				viz.file = postProcess(data, "mean_damages_receiverPoint_per_day.avro");
 			})
 			.el(GridMap.class, (viz, data) -> {
 				viz.title = "Hourly Noise Damages (Grid)";
 				viz.description = "Noise Damages per hour [€]";
-				viz.height = 12.0;
-				viz.cellSize = 250;
-				viz.opacity = 0.2;
-				viz.maxHeight = 40;
-				viz.projection = "EPSG:25832";
-				viz.center = data.context().getCenter();
-				viz.zoom = data.context().mapZoomLevel;
-				viz.setColorRamp(new double[]{30, 40, 50, 60, 70}, new String[]{DARK_BLUE, LIGHT_BLUE, YELLOW, SAND, ORANGE, RED});
+				setGridMapStandards(viz, data);
 				viz.file = postProcess(data, "mean_damages_receiverPoint_per_hour.avro");
 			});
 	}
+
+	private static void setGridMapStandards(GridMap viz, Data data) {
+		viz.height = 12.0;
+		viz.cellSize = 250;
+		viz.opacity = 0.1;
+		viz.maxHeight = 40;
+		viz.projection = "EPSG:25832";
+		viz.center = data.context().getCenter();
+		viz.zoom = data.context().mapZoomLevel;
+		viz.setColorRamp(new double[]{30, 40, 50, 60, 70}, new String[]{DARK_BLUE, LIGHT_BLUE, YELLOW, SAND, ORANGE, RED});
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/dashboard/KelheimEmissionsDashboard.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/dashboard/KelheimEmissionsDashboard.java
index 952fd5c..8be2983 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/matsim/dashboard/KelheimEmissionsDashboard.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/dashboard/KelheimEmissionsDashboard.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import org.matsim.analysis.postAnalysis.emissions.KelheimOfflineAirPollutionAnalysisByEngineInformation;
 import org.matsim.application.prepare.network.CreateGeoJsonNetwork;
 import org.matsim.simwrapper.Dashboard;
+import org.matsim.simwrapper.Data;
 import org.matsim.simwrapper.Header;
 import org.matsim.simwrapper.Layout;
 import org.matsim.simwrapper.viz.GridMap;
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@
 import org.matsim.simwrapper.viz.Table;
 
 import static org.matsim.dashboard.AverageKelheimNoiseDashboard.*;
-import static org.matsim.dashboard.AverageKelheimNoiseDashboard.RED;
 
 /**
  * this is basically equivalent to the standard emissions dashboard
@@ -95,20 +95,21 @@ public void configure(Header header, Layout layout) {
 		layout.row("second").el(GridMap.class, (viz, data) -> {
 			viz.title = "CO₂ Emissions";
 			viz.description = "per day. Be aware that CO2 values are provided in the simulation sample size!";
-			viz.height = 12.0;
-			viz.projection = "EPSG:25832";
-			viz.file = data.compute(KelheimOfflineAirPollutionAnalysisByEngineInformation.class, "emissions_grid_per_day.xyt.csv", new String[0]);
-			viz.setColorRamp(new double[]{30, 40, 50, 60, 70}, new String[]{DARK_BLUE, LIGHT_BLUE, YELLOW, SAND, ORANGE, RED});
+			setGridMapStandards(viz, 12.0, data.compute(KelheimOfflineAirPollutionAnalysisByEngineInformation.class, "emissions_grid_per_day.xyt.csv", new String[0]));
 
 		});
 		layout.row("third")
 			.el(GridMap.class, (viz, data) -> {
 				viz.title = "CO₂ Emissions";
 				viz.description = "per hour. Be aware that CO2 values are provided in the simulation sample size!";
-				viz.height = 12.;
-				viz.projection = "EPSG:25832";
-				viz.file = data.compute(KelheimOfflineAirPollutionAnalysisByEngineInformation.class, "emissions_grid_per_hour.csv");
-				viz.setColorRamp(new double[]{30, 40, 50, 60, 70}, new String[]{DARK_BLUE, LIGHT_BLUE, YELLOW, SAND, ORANGE, RED});
+				setGridMapStandards(viz, 12., data.compute(KelheimOfflineAirPollutionAnalysisByEngineInformation.class, "emissions_grid_per_hour.csv"));
 			});
 	}
+
+	private static void setGridMapStandards(GridMap viz, double height, String data) {
+		viz.height = height;
+		viz.projection = "EPSG:25832";
+		viz.file = data;
+		viz.setColorRamp(new double[]{30, 40, 50, 60, 70}, new String[]{DARK_BLUE, LIGHT_BLUE, YELLOW, SAND, ORANGE, RED});
+	}
 }