Kazakhstan has started creating
electronic passports for its highways. While this process was previously
time-consuming, the current digitization method is automatic and significantly
faster. Moreover, the modern approach is more precise and cost-effective. It
involves experts from the Kazakhstan Road Research Institute using the
capabilities of high-resolution digital 3D video scanning. The software enables
displaying three-dimensional plans of roads and streets, indicating all
pre-identified objects such as buildings, sidewalks, and road markings. The
collected data is then used to generate essential reports for road-operating
organizations. It is worth noting that there is high demand for electronic
passportization services in the country. The digitization work is currently
underway in the cities of Astana and Aktobe and are scheduled to expand to
other regions of Kazakhstan next year.
“Overall, passportization holds
socio-economic importance. Take, for example, a city in the northern part of
the country, with the onset of winter, challenges arise. The snow, not promptly
cleared, is pushed to the roadside. In spring, melting snow leads to street
flooding, and water accumulation damages the asphalt, rendering it in
disrepair. So, electronic passportization enables online monitoring of road
conditions, facilitating timely repairs,” said Daniyar Koshimkhanov, Head of
Road Diagnostics Department of the Kazakhstan Road Research Institute.
“The Aktobe region governor’s
office was one of the first in the country to launch a comprehensive
digitization and passportization for local roads. As part of the fieldwork, a
video bank of the region's road network, spanning 1,264 kilometers, has been
developed and inspections of bridge constructions and culverts have been
conducted. Experts from the Kazakhstan Road Research Institute are currently
analyzing defects and technical and operational characteristics obtained during
the digitization process, as well as assessing compliance of key parameters and
characteristics of the roads with regulatory requirements. Following the
comprehensive data collection and analysis, specialists will integrate
information about the roads of the Aktobe region into a unified database for
road network management,” said Aibek Kaiyer, Head of Passenger Transport and Highway
Department of the Aktobe Region.
