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Almaty Karaganda Astana Seney Taraz Shynkent
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Eraly Osapanov,, Mayor of Karaganda
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simply as a foreign provider of good technology at a good price avoid certain streets and choose others that are lit
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natters to the country. Over the past 20 years, Kazakhstan has lost up to 3 hours Be saectione to cellular-tovers, provided GjTaem
of daylight. First, the country stopped using daylight saving tine in 2013, BME ig assis cocmuts theougrolt thadayrand iw
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as 3M in the North and the East of the country, so many areas are left
in darkness, naking cities feel less safe and confortable. Street Lighting
4s already limited due to city budgets. This is where Tele? and its
valuable data step in to help.
Using behavioral mapping based on one year of anonynized
data fron Tele? subscribers, we identified a significant
change in average route length after civil twilight:
instead of taking the shortest route, residents began
taking detours, prioritizingwell-1it paths. Thus, ne
could find areas people start to avoid after dark, which
nay indicate poor Lighting conditions.
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HighLighted by Data is a Tele2 initiative that uses mobility data to identify
areas that need additional Lighting.
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streets residents start avoiding. This insight helps cities allocate Lighting Pome ete Peaekshial outacoy sae,
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through
and supported by influencers
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The initiative was widely covered
across national and local media
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