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Title:

The Winter Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS): Demonstration Results and Future Plans

Abstract:

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has sponsored development of a winter Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) functional prototype. During the winter of 2002-2003, the prototype was deployed at several maintenance garages in central Iowa for a field demonstration. This paper documents the implementation of the demonstration, summarizes the lessons learned, includes verification statistics and discusses technology transfer activities. The paper also describes plans for a longer, more comprehensive demonstration during the winter of 2003-2004.

Source(s):

83rd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting; FHWA, Mitretek Systems and National Center for Atmospheric Research

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/resources/publications/fhwa/mdsspaperams2004.pdf

Date: 2003

Author:

Pisano, Stern, Mahoney III

Keywords:


Forecast/Prediction
Weather information
Winter maintenance

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