Integration of Weather Information
in Transportation Management Center Operations:
Self-Evaluation and Planning Guide
Submitted to the
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Operations
June 30 , 2008
PDF
Version
814 KB
Get Adobe PDF Reader Here
Notice
The U.S. Department of Transportation provides high-quality information to serve Government, industry, and the public in a manner that promotes public understanding. Standards and policies are used to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of its information. USDOT periodically reviews quality issues and adjusts its programs and processes to ensure continuous quality improvement.
This material is based upon work supported by the Federal Highway Admin-istration under contract number DTFH61-02-C-00134.
Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Federal Highway Administration.
Technical Report Documentation
|
1. Report No.
FHWA-JPO-08-057 |
2. Government Accession No.
|
3. Recipient’s Catalog No.
EDL #14437 |
4. Title and Subtitle
Integration of Weather Information in Transportation Management Center Operations: Self-Evaluation and Planning Guide |
5. Report Date
June 30, 2008 |
6. Performing Organization Code
|
7. Author(s)
Chris Cluett and Deepak Gopalakrishna (Battelle), Kevin Balke (Texas Transportation Institute), Fred Kitchener (McFarland Management, LLC), Leon Osborne (Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc.)
|
8. Performing Organization Report |
9. Performing Organization Name and Address
Battelle Seattle Research Center
1100 Dexter Avenue North, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98109-3598 |
10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
|
11. Contract or Grant No.
DTFH61-06-D-00007; Task BA07-012 |
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
United States Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration, Office of Operations
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20590 |
13. Type of Report and Period Covered
Evaluation Report, 7/18/06-06/30/08 |
14. Sponsoring Agency Code
HOIT |
15. Supplementary Notes
Mr. Roemer Alfelor (COTM) |
16. Abstract
The Federal Highway Administration's Road Weather Management Program is helping to reduce the adverse impacts of weather on the transportation system by assisting agencies in integrating weather information and technologies into their daily Transportation Management Center (TMC) operations. In order to achieve this goal the TMCs have to evaluate their needs for weather integration and develop a plan to implement strategies that meet those needs. This report presents a self-evaluation guide that helps a TMC identify the relevant weather events in their jurisdiction, determine the type and magnitude of impacts those events have on their transportation system and on TMC operations and traffic management responsibilities, identify current strategies for managing the impacts of weather, prioritize their identified needs for weather information application and integration, and identify integration strategies and solutions that are best suited to meeting the TMC's high priority needs. The results of the self-evaluation serve as input to support the preparation of a weather information integration plan for TMCs. This report is a companion document to the electronic database version of the guide. |
17. Key Words
Road Weather Management, Integration, Transportation Management Center (TMC), Self-Evaluation Guide, Weather Integration Planning |
18. Distribution Statement
No restrictions. This document is available to the public. |
19. Security Classif. (of this report)
Unclassified |
20. Security Classif. (of this page)
Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages
90
|
22. Price
N/A |
Form DOT F 1700.7 Reproduction of completed page authorized.
