Title :
Winter road maintenance-ITS options
Author :
Sisiopiku, Viriginia P.
Author_Institution :
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract :
Winter road maintenance operations are of great importance for driver convenience and safety. Keeping US roads safe for winter travel is a $2.1 billion proposition annually for State and local agencies. The US Department of Transportation and State and local agencies have been looking into the application of ITS technologies and products toward the improvement of winter maintenance operations. The paper reviews potential applications of ITS for winter maintenance, discusses technologies involved and benefits from technology implementation and provides examples of case studies
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; automated highways; ice; maintenance engineering; remote sensing; ITS technologies; US Department of Transportation; driver convenience; driver safety; ice sensing; intelligent transportation systems; local agencies; snow removal; state agencies; winter road maintenance operations; Communications technology; Ice; Logistics; Research and development; Road safety; Road transportation; Snow; Temperature sensors; Testing; Weather forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2001. Proceedings. 2001 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Oakland, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7194-1
DOI :
10.1109/ITSC.2001.948672
