Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0
Title:
ITS Application in the Field of Snow Removal in Japan
Abstract:
This study aimed to achieve efficient wintertime road administration by applying recently developed ITS technologies to snow removers. The issues, needs and costs of mechanical snow removal in Japan were analyzed and decision-making supports for salt spreaders and operation supports for rotary snow removers were proposed.
Source(s):
8th World Congress on ITS, Public Works Research Institute and National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (Japan)
https://trid.trb.org/view/665009
Date: 2001
Author:
Arai, Harishita, Nitta
Keywords:
Costs
Snow
Maintenance vehicle
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
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