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U.S.
Department of Transportation
Real-Time
Route Specific Weather Information for Motorized
and Non-Motorized Modes (WX-INFO)
§Provides real-time, highly
localized
weather information.
§Improves mobility and safety
of
users of motorized and
non-motorized
modes of transportation.
§Collects weather-related
probe data generated by probe vehicles
§Analyzes and integrates
those observations with weather data from traditional
weather information sources
§Develops highly localized
weather and pavement conditions for specific roadways, pathways, and
bikeways.
§Current and forecasted
information can be available in-vehicle, and via the
internet, variable message signs (VMS), highway advisory road
(HAR), 511, and personal communication devices.
