Better winter road weather information saves money, time, lives and the environment

Eetu Pilli-Sihvola; Pekka Leviäkangas; Raine Hautala

Better winter road weather information saves money, time, lives and the environment

Eetu Pilli-Sihvola, Pekka Leviäkangas, Raine Hautala

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Abstract

Weather service systems that collect, refine and distribute information to road users and to network and maintenance operators can generate significant benefits to stakeholders and society. For maintenance operators improved efficiency through timely reactions, smaller amounts of de-icing materials and better personnel utilization offer clear potential for reduced costs. In the future, better weather models will result in more accurate longer-term forecasts thus increasing the potential for benefits. New technology enables new kinds of services (e.g. decision support systems). This paper provides a structured view of the impacts of weather information services to different stakeholders.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 19th ITS World Congress
Publisher	ERTICO - ITS Europe
Publication status	Published - 2012
MoE publication type	B3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings
Event	19th Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress, ITS 2012 - Vienna, Austria Duration: 22 Oct 2012 → 26 Oct 2012 Conference number: 19

Conference

Conference	19th Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress, ITS 2012
Abbreviated title	ITS 2012
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	22/10/12 → 26/10/12

Keywords

road weather
services
RWIS
benefits

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Better winter road weather information saves money, time, lives and the environment

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