It doesn't sound nice: An AI noise map will solve the problem of loud parties at Patriarch's

Russia has developed an algorithm for analyzing the noise pollution of the territory. The novelty is designed to control the observance of silence. Users will be able to upload their measurements of violations to it and contact the authorities with complaints. According to the residents of Patriarch's Ponds, who have been struggling with loud parties and engines that keep them awake at night for many years, such a service would help them solve this problem. According to experts, constant noise stress has a cumulative effect, it is especially dangerous for people with chronic diseases, the elderly and children.

Artificial intelligence for noise estimation

Students of the Russian University of Transport (MIIT) have developed an algorithm for analyzing noise pollution in the territory, which interprets sensor data and builds an interactive map of sound distribution in a certain area. Artificial intelligence takes into account how waves propagate in urban environments and different terrain. It is also capable of classifying noises into 16 categories. Thanks to this, when registering violations, for example, at Patriarch's Ponds in Moscow, where high—profile events often take place, the system will be able to tell what caused it - a party or too powerful sports car engines. The program is already ready to work, and the map will be available to all users this fall.

— All currently existing noise maps have certain disadvantages. They are either based on actual measurements, which are carried out very rarely, and the map loses its relevance. Or they are based on theoretical assumptions that such and such an object gives a certain noise level. We expect to achieve greater accuracy through the application, which will allow people to download measurement data on their own, as well as using cameras with the ability to measure noise, which have recently passed certification, and will soon be installed by the data center in Moscow. In addition, most maps do not take into account the terrain and buildings, which also greatly affects the accuracy," said Andrey Maksimov, the author of the project, a student at the Russian University of Transport.

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The developers believe that the system's users will be structures that are required to monitor compliance with sanitary and epidemiological standards for noise: Rospotrebnadzor, the Department of Environmental Management and Environmental Protection of the city of Moscow, management companies and public organizations, as well as ordinary citizens who are faced with the negative impact of loud sounds.

In addition to a more accurate distribution of noise levels, using an interactive map can greatly simplify data analysis, since it already includes a whole set of tools. Firstly, it is possible to display layers with different noise sources, which makes it possible to quickly identify the prevailing pollution factors in different areas of the city. Secondly, you can view the changes in different time slices, which allows you to assess the dynamics of the sound situation. This is fundamentally important, since single measurements are not able to detect regular fluctuations, such as, for example, noise changes during rush hours, seasonal fluctuations, the influence of one-time events, etc.

Loud nights at Patriarch's Ponds

As Galina Melnikova, a resident of the Patriarchal Ponds district, told Izvestia, in this area sound exceeding standards occurs regularly in the evening, and residents almost always drop information about them into general chats. Therefore, an application that would make it possible to take measurements and publish their results would help solve the problem.

— This service would be very relevant for the Patriarch's Ponds area. We constantly pay attention to such violations and file complaints. Noises are associated, firstly, with restaurants, bars and parties, and secondly, with cars and motorcycles. Almost every day, people write that they couldn't sleep until three in the morning. If they write messages to the chat, then there would be no problem sending the data to this service," she said.

Sound vibrations can not only interfere with sleep, but also cause serious health problems, especially in pregnant women, explained Igor Shkradyuk, coordinator of the industrial greening program at the Wildlife Conservation Center.

— Noises are not vibrations of the soil, but they are also harmful because they cause abnormalities in the functioning of internal organs and the nervous system. This is especially dangerous for fetal development in pregnant women," he told Izvestia.

Since most of the sounds of the city are absent in nature, therefore birds and animals do not know how to react to them, the expert added. Sound communication is very important for birds, so noise causes them great stress. All this reduces the number of species of birds living in the city, and can lead to a sharp increase in the number of insects.

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According to the analytical service of the Rockwool company, which periodically conducts surveys of Russians on noise pollution, in 2025 complaints about poor insulation in apartment buildings increased by 16 percentage points and reached almost 70% compared to 2024. In earlier studies, about a third of the respondents were ready to move because of the noise.

Constant noise stress has a cumulative effect, said Rustem Gayfutdinov, Associate Professor of the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at KSMU, neurologist. According to him, it is especially dangerous for people with chronic diseases, the elderly and children. First of all, the nervous system suffers from such effects, the expert concluded.