Weather Responsive Management Strategies Implementation
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) personnel who work in responding to extreme weather can greatly benefit from the ability to monitor live activities and analyze recent treatment progress. Handwritten brine logs can be supplemented with automated recordkeeping. Sensing of winter operations (WinterOps) such as plowing, brine spraying, and gravel spreading is accomplished through the use of the GPS fleet tracking system already equipped in all TxDOT vehicles, along with the installation of a few low-cost items. WinterOps activities are then tracked without any special interaction required from the driver or operations personnel. Integration of visualizations with GIS systems provide powerful ways to use the collected data for improving safety, operations, and public communications.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $467045
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Contract Numbers:
5-7007-01
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Sponsor Organizations:
Texas Department of Transportation
125 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX United States 78701-2483 -
Managing Organizations:
Texas Department of Transportation
125 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX United States 78701-2483 -
Project Managers:
Jensen, Darrin
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Performing Organizations:
Center for Transportation Research
3925 W. Braker Lane
Austin, TX United States 78759 -
Principal Investigators:
Bhat, Chandra
- Start Date: 20240129
- Expected Completion Date: 20260131
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automation; Data collection; Fleet management; Geographic information systems; Global Positioning System; Operations; Recordkeeping; Safety; State departments of transportation; Transportation operations; Weather; Weather conditions; Winter; Winter maintenance
- Geographic Terms: Texas
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01908999
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Texas Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 5-7007-01
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Feb 20 2024 3:41PM