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Title:

Management of Roads in Winter using CCTV Camera

Abstract:

A snowfall forecast system collecting and analyzing numerical data has been installed in Sapporo. A System for Managing Frozen Road Surface Using CCTV Camera enables real time monitoring of remote conditions. A system using CCTV images and ESS was developed to complement patrols and support efficient winter maintenance.

Source(s):

8th World Congress on ITS; City of Sapporo Office Community Service Bureau, Civil Engineering Services Co. and Hokkaido Engineering Consultants Co. (Japan)

https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/best_practices/JapanWinterMgmtCCTV.pdf

Date: 2001

Author:

Kido, Masaoka, Ota

Keywords:


Winter maintenance
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
Environmental Sensor Station (ESS)

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