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U.S. Department of
Transportation
Research and Innovative
Technology Administration
ITS Strategic Plan – Road Weather
Management
§Purpose
úTo facilitate and
improve the value of road weather
information provided by both public and
private sector weather communities to all transportation users and operators through robust data assimilation, quality checking and effective dissemination
§Objective
úApplications for public
sector managers and more robust
data for the weather enterprise
Note:
Road Weather Management is an earmark in current
legislation. It will be incorporated into Dynamic Mobility
Applications for future work.
§Research
Questions:
úWhat vehicle-based data
is available?
úWhat is the data
quality & validity?
úHow can vehicle-based
data be integrated with
existing weather & road-weather
data?
úWhat public sector
applications are needed and
what are their benefits?
Approach
2010
2011
2012
2013
Fiscal Year
Data
Capture
Data Analysis
and Integration
Application
Development
Demonstrations
Evaluations
Incorporate Into
Dynamic Mobility
Apps
Dynamic Mobility Apps
Demonstrations
Real-Time Data
Demonstrations
§Headline
úCombining vehicle-based, road-weather and weather data to improve safety and mobility
FY 2010
investment up to $4,600,000