working together to advance road weather information systems (rwis) technology
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Working together to advance Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) technology. Aurora is an international partnership of public agencies who work together to perform collaborative research activities, development , and deployment in the area of road weather information systems (RWIS). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Working together to advance Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) technology
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Aurora is an international partnership of public agencies who work together to perform
collaborative research activities, development, and deployment in
the area of road weather information systems (RWIS).
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Ontario M of T Québec M of T Swedish NRA Alaska DOTPennsylvania DOT Virginia DOTMinnesota DOT Wisconsin DOTNew York DOT Illinois DOT Tennessee DOT Iowa DOTIndiana DOT
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• Affiliates– US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)– National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)– American Meteorological Society– Meteorological Service of Canada– Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute– University of North Dakota– Pennsylvania State University– University of Minnesota– University of Gothenberg (Sweden)
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• Completed Projects– RWIS Communications Standards – Adaptation of Swedish Local Climatological
Model in New Areas– Institutional Issues Committee– Road Weather Roadshow
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• Completed Projects - continued– RWIS Data Integration and Sharing
Guidelines– Standardized Testing Methodologies for
Pavement Sensors– Expert System for Maintenance Decision
Support
• Information on completed projects can be found on the Aurora Program web site.
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• Ongoing Projects – Equipment Evaluation– Guidelines for Testing, Installation,
Maintenance, and Calibration of Pavement Sensors
– Technology Transfer of Swedish RWIS to North America
– Temperature Sensor Accuracy– Affordable RWIS
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• Ongoing Projects – Equipment Evaluation– Guidelines for Testing, Installation,
Maintenance, and Calibration of Pavement Sensors
– Technology Transfer of Swedish RWIS to North America
– Temperature Sensor Accuracy– Affordable RWIS– Off-The-Shelf Component RWIS
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• Ongoing Projects – Standards / Architecture– Benchmarking the Performance of RWIS
Forecasts– Compilation of RWIS Specifications– Development of Road Weather ESS
Observation Systems
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• Ongoing Projects – Decision Support– Expert System for Maintenance Decision
Support– Road Weather Training Program for
Improved Winter Response– RWIS Equipment Monitoring System
• Aurora also supports and participates in the MDSS effort
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• Ongoing Projects – Information Outreach– Interjurisdictional Traveler Information
Exchange– Standardized Weather and Road Condition
Information Presentation
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• Ongoing Projects – Information Outreach– Interjurisdictional Traveler Information
Exchange– Standardized Weather and Road Condition
Information Presentation– Computer-Based Training Development
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• Ongoing Projects – Road Condition Monitoring– Color Video Camera Study– Investigation of the Variability of Snow
Cover Conditions– Intelligent Image-Based Winter Road
Conditions Sensor – Phases II and III
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• Ongoing Projects – Modelling– Improved Frost Forecast Model
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Aurora Program Web Site :http://www.aurora-
program.org