RWIS Technical Assistance Mike Adams Weather Management Solutions, LLC Wisconsin Department of Transportation

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RWIS Technical AssistanceMike AdamsWeather
Management Solutions, LLCWisconsin Department of
Transportation
October 13, 2009
T3 Webinars are brought to you by the ITS
Professional Capacity Building Program (ITS PCB)
at the U.S. Department of Transportations
(USDOT) ITS Joint Program Office, Research and
Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)
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Whats Available?

• ITS Peer-to-Peer Program
• Aurora Pooled Fund
• Other FHWA Resources

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U.S. DOTs ITS Peer-to-Peer Program

• Sponsored by the ITS Professional Capacity
  Building Program at the U.S DOTs ITS Joint
  Program Office
• Pays the travel expenses of public-sector
  practitioners starting ITS programs to meet with
  people/agencies more experienced in that ITS area
  
• In Michigan, two people visited their Southwest
  District
• Provides opportunity for newbies to learn from
  others experiences (good and bad)
• More information and eligibility
  www.pcb.its.dot.gov

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• Mission to support cooperative research,
  evaluation, and deployment of advanced
  technologies that advance road weather monitoring
  and forecasting and to serve as an international
  advocate for expanded uses of these technologies.

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Member Agencies
Alaska DOT PF Ohio DOT
Illinois DOT Ontario MOT
Indiana DOT Pennsylvania DOT
Iowa DOT Quebec MOT
Michigan DOT Swedish NRA
Minnesota DOT Utah DOT
Nevada DOT Virginia DOT
New York DOT Wisconsin DOT
North Dakota DOT
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Key Aurora Projects

• Institutional Issues
• Compilation of RWIS Specifications
• Michigan DOTs specs can be found there
• Sensor tests
• And many more

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For More on Aurora
http//www.aurora-program.org/
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ESS Siting Guidelines
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ESS Siting Guidelines
Available at http//ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/
ess05/index.htm
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Road Weather Resource Identification Tool

• Developed in 2005
• Updated in 2009
• Contains over 950 resources

Available at http//ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/rwri/
registration.htm
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Contact Information

• Michael AdamsWeather Management Solutions,
  LLCWisconsin Department of Transportation
• Michael.Adams_at_dot.wi.gov
• 608-266-5004