Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0
Title:
MDSS Functional Specification Template and Procurement Guidance
Abstract:
This document is designed to provide guidance to state Department of Transportation (DOT) personnel preparing and evaluating specifications for weather forecasting services that include capabilities similar to those found in the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) prototype Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) and the Pooled Fund MDSS (PF-MDSS). This document includes (a) Candidate functional requirements for MDSS products and services, (b) Information that DOT personnel can use to evaluate prospective MDSS services, and (c) Questions that could be asked when interviewing prospective vendors.
Source(s):
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Prepared for the FHWA
https://intrans.iastate.edu/app/uploads/2019/05/200403report.pdf
Date: 2006
Author:
NCAR
Keywords:
Winter maintenance
Institutional issues
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