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Title:

An Introduction to Standards for Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS)

Abstract:

This brochure describes three categories of standards being considered for RWIS applications: siting standards, calibration standards, and communication standards. Note that the term "standard" refers to guidelines, recommended procedures, protocols, and other practices that formalize some of the processes involved in deploying and maintaining RWIS sensors. The standards described here are still being developed and are not mandated by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The U.S. DOT encourages agencies to use this brochure as a starting point to learn about RWIS standards and to consider how they might use these standards to reinforce their own RWIS operations.

Source(s):

FHWA Road Weather Management Program

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/Publications/RWIS_brochure.pdf

Date: 2002

Author:

FHWA

Keywords:


Environmental Sensor Station (ESS)
Institutional issues
Road Weather Information System (RWIS)
Weather information

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