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Title:

Stay on these Roads: ITS Applications for Winter Maintenance in the USA

Abstract:

Describes potential applications of systems for winter maintenance, provides case studies and discusses institutional, technical, and operational barriers to the implementation of advance technologies for snow and ice control. Includes fixed and remote ice sensing, visibility information systems, maintenance vehicle technologies

Source(s):

Traffic Technology International, June/July 2001 issue, Michigan State University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: 2001

Author:

Sisiopiku, Oh

Keywords:


Snow
Ice/Frost
Environmental Sensor Station (ESS)
Visibility
Maintenance vehicle
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

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