XVI WORLD WINTER SERVICE AND ROAD RESILIENCE CONGRESS
Detailed program

WS 3.5 Road weather information - Sensors

Wednesday, February 9 08:00 - 09:30 (Calgary)

GMT : 02/09| 15:00 - 16:30 Paris : 02/09| 16:00 - 17:30 New Delhi : 02/09| 20:30 - 22:00 Tokyo : 02/10| 00:00 - 01:30 Sydney : 02/10| 02:00 - 03:30

Chair: Anna ARVIDSSON, member of PIARC TC 3.2, Sweden

Most actions in winter maintenance are triggered by weather events. Weather forecasts are a very important source of Information for decision maker in winter service but they are not the only one. Together with information about road weather, road state and traffic winter service operates. New technologies in data collection, transfer and analysis enable new innovative technologies to support decision makers. Road weather information systems deliver valuable input about the current situation on the road network. Sensors get more complex and combine different values into a system. Stationary mounted sensors only give data on a very small area therefore it is critical where they are mounted.

  1. Welcome and session introduction
  2. Presentations
  3. Questions and Answers
  4. Conclusion

Welcome and session introduction

Anna ARVIDSSON

Presentations

Connected vehicle data innovating winter maintenance – Road surface information gives deep insights on the road network
• Mr Rini Donker, Ministry of Infrastructure and Waterworks, Rijkswaterstaat, The Netherlands

Optimization of road weather stations through a targeted use of sensor types
• Mrs Sandra Eimermacher, Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt), Germany

RSI a tool for digital transformation within the winter maintenance industry
• Mr Jörgen Bogren, Göteborg University, Sweden

Weather Severity Indices – The closest thing to a ‘how to’ guide
• Mrs Laura Fay, Mrs Karalyn Clouser, Western Transportation Institute-Montana State University, USA 

Questions and Answers

• Anna ARVIDSSON

Conclusion

• Jarkko PIRINEN, member of PIARC TC 3.2, Finland

Session Organiser: Anna ARVIDSSON
Session Secretary: Jarkko PIRINEN