Displaying 1 - 10 of 71

These filters apply immediately upon selection.
These filters require pressing "Search" to apply.

Field Study Shows Routes of Connected Snowplows Had a Larger Reduction in Roadway Crash Rates (up to 3.87) than their Non-Equipped Counterparts (1.82).

METHODOLOGY The study consisted of a field test over the months of October 2019 to March 2020 along five V2X-equipped corridors in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. Data was collected during and…
Content type
Benefit
Date Posted
05/26/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Weather Data Collection (WX01)
Geolocation links
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

A Statewide Adverse Weather Forecasting Model in Montana Using Road Weather Information System Measurements Improved Forecasting Accuracy by 32 Percent.

METHODOLOGY The RWIS site observations were collected through a data access webpage from January 1 to March 31, 2020 and October 2020 to March 2021 from 72 sites across Montana. The data collected…
Content type
Benefit
Date Posted
10/26/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Winter Maintenance (MC04), Weather Data Collection (WX01)
Geolocation links
Statewide, Montana, United States

Use Mobile Road Weather Information Sensors and Maintenance Decision Support Systems to Reduce Material Usage and Increase Cost Savings for Winter Road Maintenance Operations.

Use mobile RWIS and MDSS to reduce material usage and increase cost savings. CDOT reported that districts that used mobile RWIS reported an approximate 20 percent reduction in material usage,…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
05/31/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Winter Maintenance (MC04), Weather Data Collection (WX01), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02)
Geolocation links
Colorado, United States   |   Indiana, United States   |   Michigan, United States   |   Minnesota, United States

Look to Braking and Wheel Counter Information from Vehicle Controller Area Network (CAN) Data for Early Indication of Winter Conditions.

Use hard braking and wheel counter data as an early indicator of winter conditions. The study successfully piloted an integrated CAN bus system to monitor road conditions in real-time, and these…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
04/26/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Vehicle-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM02), Weather Data Collection (WX01)
Geolocation links
Indiana, United States

Developing and Maintaining Intra- and Inter-Agency Partnerships Can Help Agencies Understand Contacts, Available Resources, and Various Data and Tools Needed to Support Prediction and Response Efforts During a Flood Event.

The following recommendations were highlighted in the source document. Data and models can be useful to predict and prepare for flood events, especially when exceptional conditions occur, and…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
04/30/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05), Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06), Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12), Weather Data Collection (WX01), Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03)
Geolocation links
Iowa, United States   |   Missouri, United States   |   Statewide, Nebraska, United States

The signal quality and message integrity of DSRC-based V2V applications that alert drivers of reduced visibility and dangerous road weather conditions are maintained even in foggy environments.

The results of the simulation indicated that a DSRC signal with a wavelength of 0.05 meter will persist in its integrity and quality while propagated through a foggy environment under a wide range of…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
12/30/2019
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Weather Data Collection (WX01), Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03)
Geolocation links
Nationwide, United States

A simple decision tree model was preferred over more complex regression and neural network models when predicting winter road weather conditions in Iowa.

Data Governance is very important Alongside the development of the algorithm, a user-interface was developed to communicate information produced by the algorithm. During testing, it was discovered…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
05/06/2019
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Infrastructure Monitoring (MC09), Weather Data Collection (WX01), Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03)
Geolocation links
Iowa, United States

A mobile weather responsive traffic management system saved the Wyoming DOT more than one person-year of labor costs.

FINDINGS Although the deployment was technically complex and required intense management attention, the application improved the effectiveness and efficiency of WYDOT road condition reporting…
Content type
Benefit
Date Posted
02/17/2017
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Winter Maintenance (MC04), Infrastructure Monitoring (MC09), Regional Traffic Management (TM07), Weather Data Collection (WX01), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02), Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03)
Geolocation links
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States

Use a local SQL Lite database with positional data to improve the performance of GIS applications

The initial implementation was evaluated from January through May 2015 to assess the effectiveness of the application installed on 20 tablets used by plow truck drivers and other staff operating on…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
02/01/2017
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Winter Maintenance (MC04), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02), Infrastructure Monitoring (MC09), Weather Data Collection (WX01), Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03), Regional Traffic Management (TM07)
Geolocation links
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
ITS Deployment Evaluation

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590

its.dot.gov

Focus Areas

Benefit Data

Cost Data

Deployment Statistics

Decision Support

Success Strategies

ITS Taxonomy

Help

Contact

Topics

Commercial Vehicle Operations

Data Management

Maintenance and Construction

Parking Management

Public Safety

Public Transportation

Support

Sustainable Travel

Traffic Management

Traveler Information

Vehicle Safety

Weather

 

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R)
 
 
Web Policies and Notices | Accessibility | Careers | FOIA | Privacy Policy | Information Quality | No FEAR Act Data | Ethics
Civil Rights | Office of Inspector General | OIG Hotline | BusinessUSA | USA.gov | White House