1	“From the Ground Up!”
2	Presentation Agenda Weather Telematics Overview Capabilities & Services Applications Mobile Mesonet Status How to Partner with Us
3	Thank You Helping to put Weather Telematics into Perspective. Dale Thompson / Connected Vehicle Program Combination of “Real-time Data Capture & Management” and “Dynamic Mobility Applications!” WT’s platform – Dyna-Mo Jim Koermer / Nationwide Network of Networks Recommendations stated that: Connected Vehicles and Road Weather Dramatically improve Weather Related Decision Support
4	Weather Telematics Overview Expertise in Telematics and Mobile Sensing Systems focusing on safety, security, and sustainability Fact: Mobile Mesonets cannot exist without Telematics Largest private sector mobile observation and surveillance network in the world 2nd largest private sector surface observation network in the US Currently partnering with GST to provide NWS with nationwide coverage environmental data acquired from 1500 WT roving mobile platforms for enhancing weather prediction and forecasting Innovation Partner with GeoDecisions / near real-time weather data available on their IRRIS platform
5	Capabilities & Services End-to-End mobile observation system for road weather and environmental conditions along and near transportation and critical infrastructure. Mobile sensing system design & fabrication (Dyna-Mo) Instrument Integration, installation, sighting & testing Fleet Partnerships and selection Access to over 100,000 commercial vehicle across US National to smart city signatures Data acquisition, processing (QA), and dissemination Data assimilation, integration, and application development
6	Capabilities & Services End-to-End mobile observation infrastructure design, implementation and maintenance Experts in Telematics / AVL Patented Compression Algorithm Automotive grade, defect rate of less than .05% Ruggedized and miniaturized design. Completely scalable, Accept multitude of sensors, Cameras, Etc. Tattle Tale sensors self calibrating / auto reboot Provides most accurate black ice recognition capability, goes beyond simple Road Temp sensor technology Network maintenance team of 3500 technicians across the US Extremely cost effective / fraction of the cost - fixed
7	Applications Weather Telematics’ sensing systems and observation and surveillance network (Mobile Mesonet) are capable of meeting many challenges that our nation and communities face today. Weather Forecast & Prediction Transportation & Travel Air Quality & Environmental Homeland Security & Civil Defense Communication & Broadcasting Energy & Utilities Infrastructure Maintenance & Assessment Insurance & Risk Mitigation
8	Mobile Mesonet Status Mobile Mesonet is intended to supplement existing observation data by filling in the gaps between fixed assets and providing targeted observation capability. Meteorologically approved! 1,500 vehicles traveling across US in major transportation corridors 10 seconds sampling interval 3k-6k observations per vehicle per day 8 data parameters Currently(Temp, Road Surface, Rain, Light, RH, Pressure, Dew Point, Ozone) CAN-Bus Parameters Tens of millions of observations per day Billion observations per year Tens of billions of data points per year
9	1-Day National Density Coverage
10	Density Overlay in Ohio
11	Mobile Mesonet Standards The Mobile Mesonet standards account for updated interfaces and communications protocols: Data Format XML format for a mobile platform observation Data Submission RESTful interface National Weather Service (NWS) land standards Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) vehicle standards Instrument Siting - Equipment height above ground, exposure, and aspiration
12	Mobile Mesonet Standards Station Naming Convention Conversion from native vehicle name to MADIS station ID Position reporting GPS-derived latitude/longitude provided by the data provider Mobile Mesonet was developed to deliver data of High Level Quality based on industry accepted standards
13	Mobile Mesonet Data Quality GST implements a Data Quality Assurance program for WT Weekly Reports Monthly Reports Spot Checks Field Work Monthly and weekly reports capture comparisons of vehicles when in proximity of Automated Service Observing Systems (ASOS) and Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) Instrumented Chase Vehicles
14	Data Quality Check Example
15	Partnering with Weather Telematics Purchase current observation data available through our Mobile Mesonet Install Weather Box on mobile assets to create a unique observation network Design custom applications to meet specific needs that incorporate mobile observation data / Telematics applications Do not have a monopoly on all the good Ideas Let’s Innovate together