Working together to advance Road Weather Information Systems RWIS technology

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• Working together to advance Road Weather
  Information Systems (RWIS) technology

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• Aurora is an international partnership of public
  agencies who work together to perform
  collaborative research activities, development,
  and deployment in the area of road weather
  information systems (RWIS).

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• Ten U.S. Members
• and
• Three International Members

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• Ontario M of T Québec M of T
• Swedish NRA Alaska DOT
• Pennsylvania DOT Virginia DOT
• Minnesota DOT Wisconsin DOT
• New York DOT Illinois DOT
• Tennessee DOT Iowa DOT
• Indiana DOT

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• Affiliates
• US Federal Highway Administration
• National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
• Meteorological Service of Canada
• Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
• Iowa State University
• Penn State University
• University of North Dakota
• University of Minnesota
• University of Wisconsin
• University of Gothenberg (Sweden)
• American Meteorological Society

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• Completed Projects
• Adaptation of the Local Climatological Model in
  New Areas
• Institutional Issues Committee
• Intelligent Image-Based Winter Road Conditions
  Sensor Phases I and II
• Road Weather Roadshow
• RWIS Communications Standards

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• Completed Projects - continued
• RWIS Data Integration and Sharing Guidelines
• Standardized Testing Methodologies for Pavement
  Sensors
• Synthesis of National Road Weather Forecasting
• Expert System for Maintenance Decision Support
• Information on completed projects can be found on
  the Aurora Program web site.

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• Ongoing Projects Equipment Evaluation
• Guidelines for Testing, Installation,
  Maintenance, and Calibration of Pavement Sensors
• Technology Transfer of Swedish RWIS to North
  America
• Temperature Sensor Accuracy
• Affordable RWIS
• Off-The-Shelf Component RWIS
• Hot Plate Precipitation Sensor

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• Ongoing Projects Standards / Architecture
• Benchmarking the Performance of RWIS Forecasts
• Compilation of RWIS Specifications
• Development of Road Weather ESS Observation
  Systems

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• Ongoing Projects Decision Support
• Road Weather Training Program for Improved Winter
  Response
• RWIS Equipment Monitoring System
• Pooled fund MDSS
• Aurora also supports and participates in the FHWA
  MDSS effort

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• Ongoing Projects Information Outreach
• Interjurisdictional Traveler Information Exchange
• Standardized Weather and Road Condition
  Information Presentation

• Computer-Based Training Development

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• Ongoing Projects Modelling
• Improved Frost Forecast Model
• Research on Frost Observations vs. Forecasts
• Weather Index enhancements

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• Ongoing Projects Road Condition Monitoring
• Color Video Camera Study
• Investigation of the Variability of Snow Cover
  Conditions
• Intelligent Image-Based Winter Road Conditions
  Sensor Phase III
• Laser Road Surface Sensor

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• Aurora Program Web Site
• www.aurora-program.org