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LSU HURRICANE CENTER
Use of ITS and Other Remote Data Acquisition
Systems for Hurricane Evacuation
Brian Wolshon Dept. of Civil and Env. Engineering
Addressing Hurricanes and Other Hazards and Their
Impacts On the Natural, Built and Human
Environments
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What happened during Hurricanes Floyd and Georges?
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Current Traffic Data Acquisition Systems
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TexDOT Visual Traffic Congestion Monitoring
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Traffic Data Recording Station
I-10 near Mississippi River West Baton Rouge
Parish
Solar Panel
Telephone Connection
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Inductive Pavement Loop Sensors
I-12 East Baton Rouge Parish
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New Traffic Data Acquisition Systems
Traffic Video Station
Radar Detection Station
Antennae
Camera
Antenna
Radar Units
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Florida DOT Real-Time Flow Monitoring
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Joint LaDOTD-USGS Flooded Road and Traffic
Monitoring System
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Approx. Flood Level
Tropical Storm Allison (June, 2001)
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USGS Louisiana HydroWatch Data Acquisition
Station
Antenna
RainGauge
Radar Units
Housing for Stream Depth Sensor
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• Data Management and Display Using the Louisiana
  Roadway Monitoring System

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12 mph
10 mph
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Bridge Closed
Bridge Safe (green)
Bridge Unsafe (red)