Abstract
More frequent extreme weather conditions will lead to a
greater demand for road weather services for more
efficient winter maintenance operations and the reduction
of weather-related accidents. In the European Union,
extreme weather conditions were estimated to result in
costs of approximately 15 billion every year. Finland
has had to adapt to changing weather conditions in
managing its transport system, and this has led to the
accumulation of winter-related expertise both in
technology and best practices that could be translated
into better and more products and services. In Finland,
this could mean annual benefits of up to 30 million.
Enablers for these new services could be different types
of mobile measurements and the availability of open
weather-related data. Urban environments, on the other
hand, provide unique challenges for acquiring and
utilising road weather information.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the XIVth International Winter Road Congress -Andorra, 2014 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 14th International Winter Road Congress - Andorra la Vella, Andorra Duration: 4 Feb 2014 → 7 Feb 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | 14th International Winter Road Congress |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | Andorra |
| City | Andorra la Vella |
| Period | 4/02/14 → 7/02/14 |
Keywords
- winter road maintenance
- weather conditions
- mobile measurements
- snow-how
- services