Helsinki, Finland – 2012

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 16TH SIRWEC CONFERENCE, HELSINKI, FINLAND (23-25TH MAY 2012)

SESSION 1: RWIS SENSORS AND EQUIPMENT

Optima (road weather informations dedicated to road sections) 
O. Coudert, L. Bouilloud, A. Foidart 
Presentation

Modi-Roma, a complete overview of an entire road network 
P. Ekström, T. Gustavsson, S. Mueller 
Presentation

BiFi – Bearing information through vehicle intelligence 
T. Gustavsson, J. Bogren 
Presentation

EN15518 – a European Standard for Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) 
P.-A. Brodard 
Presentation

A study to determine the effects of employing a well maintained RWIS network on accident rates on major highways in the US state of Idaho 
K. Greening, D. Johns, P. Bridge, R. Koerberlein 
Presentation

Monitoring slipperiness on walkways 
M. Hippi 
Presentation

Further development of RWIS and it’s new potential marketplaces in Latvia 
B. Jelisejevs, I. Brivulis 
Presentation

Friction meter comparison study 2011 
M. Malmivuo 
Presentation

Towards real-time skid resistance forecast 
P. Nutz, M. Hoffmann 
Presentation

Development of mobile optical remote road condition monitoring in Finland 
P. Saarikivi 
Presentation

Remote monitoring of ice formation over a runway surface 
A. Troiano, F. Rugiano, E. Pasero 
Presentation

Tailored and on-time winter weather information for road traffic management 
T. Gerz, A Tafferner, S. Park, F. Keis 
Presentation


SESSION 2: WINTER ROAD FORECASTING TECHNIQUES

Probabilistic road weather forecasting 
L. Chapman 
Presentation

A road map towards implementing a probabilistic road weather information system 
R. Hagedorn 
Presentation

Multivariate data analysis. A new insight for thermal mapping 
M. Marchetti, I. Durickovic, G. Derombise, J. Bouyer, M. Moutton, S. Ludwig, F. Roos, F. Bernardin, M. Colomb 
Presentation

An overview of road surface conditions forecasting in Météo-France 
L. Bouilloud, O. Coudert, A. Foidart 
Presentation

Integrating METRo into a winter maintenance weather forecast system covering Finland, Sweden and Russia 
S. Karanko, I. Alanko, M. Manninen 
Presentation

METRo model mesting at Slovenian road weather stations and suggestions for further improvements 
R. Kršmanc, A. Šajn Slak, S. Carman, M. Korošec 
Presentation


SESSION 3: WINTER MAINTENANCE METHODS

Influence of the pavement type on the road surface temperature 
C. Petersen, A. Mahura 
Presentation

Experiences of mobile road condition monitoring 
T. Haavasoja, J. Nylander, P. Nylander 
Presentation

Use a route based forecast for dynamic gritting 
I.W. Smeding, M.J.J.Wokke, J.S.P Wisse, M.F Jonker, M. Noort, M. Mimpen 
Presentation

Relation of road surface friction and salt concentration 
T. Haavasoja, J. Nylander, P. Nylander 
Presentation

Verification of friction index prediction 
J. Shao, S.A. Jones 
Presentation

Weather service chain analysis (WSCA) – An approach for appraisal of the social-economic benefits of improvements in weather services 
A. Perrels, V. Nurmi., P. Nurmi 
Presentation


SESSION 4: DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Decision support system for variable speed regulation 
P. Jonsson 
Presentation

Road weather forecasts and MDSS in Slovakia 
M. Benko 
Presentation

Road Weather Information System (RWIS) & Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) Economic Value Tool (EVT) 
D. Atallah, P. Bridge 
Presentation

Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) ASFINAG / Austria – Experience of a comprehensive winter maintenance management system 
T. Cypra, W. Seidl 
Presentation

Area forecast model for winter road maintenance over a road network 
J. Shao, S.A. Jones 
Presentation


SESSION 5: BEST PRACTICE AND USER EXPERIENCE

Customer satisfaction analysis for evaluating winter driving environment 
N. Takahashi, T. Takada, M. Kiriishi, R. Tokunaga 
Presentation

New findings in winter maintenance and their implementation in Austria 
M. Hoffmann, P. Nutz, R.Blab 
Presentation

Better winter road weather information saves money, time, lives and environment 
E. Pilli-Sihvola, P. Leviäkangas, R. Hautala 
Presentation

Road weather management – Recent research results from the United States 
P.A. Pisano, R.M. Alfelor, G.N. Guevara 
Presentation

The evolution of optimized and sustainable pro-active winter operations 
L. Smithson 
Presentation

Evaluating the degree of visibility deterioration perceived by drivers during snowstorms 
M. Matsuzawa, H. Takechi 
Presentation


SESSION 6: COMMUNICATION WITH ROAD USERS

Automated road condition forecasts on a public map service 
T. Dubrovin, Y. Pilli-Sihvola 
Presentation

Optimized traffic control with benchmarked road weather data 
S. Grosanic, A. Dinkel, S. Piszczek 
Presentation

Road weather data presentation in BUFR format 
M. Škuthan 
Presentation

Enhanced road weather warnings and improved communication strategies within Central Europe as part of the INCA-CE project 
B. Bica, A. Kann, I. Meirold-Mautner 
Presentation

Forecasting of traffic jams on high-ways caused by adverse weather 
I. Grabec, F. Švegl 
Presentation

Modifying winter performance criteria using a storm severity index 
W. Nixon 
Presentation


SESSION 7: FUTURE SCENARIOS

Connected vehicle safety network and road weather forecasting – The WiSafeCar project 
T. Sukuvaara, P. Nurmi 
Presentation

The use of connected vehicle observations in weather applications for various highly impacted users of the roads 
M.B. Chapman, S. Drobot 
Presentation

Observed and future changes of extreme winter events in Europe with implication for road transportation 
A. Vajda, H. Tuomenvirta, P. Jokinen 
Presentation

Road friction monitoring 
P. Pyykönen, M. Jokela, J. Birgitta Martinkauppi, M. Kutila 
Presentation

The role of weather information in sustainable winter services 
W. Nixon 
Presentation

Finnish ITS future scenarios 
K. Ylisiurunen 
Presentation


POSTERS

An environmental method against icing for road pavements: Development of test equipment and procedure 
M.Saltan, M.Özgüngördü, F.S.Özen 

An Environmental Method against Icing for Road Pavements: A new icy abrasion material and analysis 
M. Saltan, M. Özgüngördü, F.S. Özen 

A scalable, modular back-end IT architecture for a RWIS implementation 
M. Holmström 

Route- based winter road weather forecasting method by using GIS 
Y. Hu, T. Gustavsson, J. Bogren 

The effect of snowfall and low temperature on road traffic accident rates in Southern Finland 
I. Juga 

Operational OpenRoad verification. 
R. Coulson, B. Evans, A. Skea 

Trends of winter climate conditions in cold snowy regions of Japan 
Y. Harada, M. Matsuzawa, M. Ueda, H. Matsushita, Y. Ito 

Remote sensor technologies for RWIS Applications 
P. Jonsson 

How to keep track on energy use within road maintenance operations 
L. Nordin 

New approaches for modelling of weather impact on traffic flow 
K.E. Schedler 

2D and 3D road climatic models 
T.V. Samodurova, O.V. Gladysheva, N.U. Alimova, S.M. Shiryaeva 

The effect of weather on transportation: Assessing the impact thresholds for adverse weather phenomena 
I. Juga, A. Vajda 

SURFEX compared to FMI’s road weather model and road weather observations 
M. Hippi, C. Fortelius 

Intelligent road side platform for future applications 
M. Töyrä, J. Ericson 

Fine-scale road stretch forecasting: Applications of high resolution terrain and thermal mapping data 
A. Mahura, C. Petersen, K. Sattler, B.H. Sass, T.S. Pedersen, P. Holm 

New possibilities by combining passive and active measurement surface sensors 
K.E. Schedler 

Improved weather information for the road rector (INCA-CE project) INCA surface temperature forecasting 
A. Šajn Slak, R. Kršmanc, S. Carman 

Meteorological conditions of ice and snow accretion formation in the Ukraine 
I.A. Khomenko 

Road weather forecasting for a ring highway 
T.A. Bazlova, N.V. Bocharnikov , M.S.Vinogradov, A.S. Solonin 

Decision support system for winter maintenance – research and practice 
T.A. Bazlova, N.V. Bocharnikov , M.S.Vinogradov, A.S. Solonin 

Utilization of panoramic images as an alternative to fish-eye photographs for documentation of road weather stations 
J. Sulan 

Statistical data of slipping injuries happened in the winter time 
M. Hippi, S. Hartonen 

Features of snow cover distribution in the southern Ukraine 
L. Nedostrelova 

Road surface information system 
J. Casselgren, S. Rosendahl, J. Eliasson 

Use of real time weather variables to operate rural interstates in Wyoming 
R.K. Young 

Calibration of road surface temperature forecasts 
J. Kilpinen 

MTQ save millions $ by relining culverts with long life spend pipes 
D. Crevier 

The FMI road weather model 
M. Kangas, M. Heikinheimo, M. Hippi, J. Ruotsalainen, S. Näsman, I. Juga, E. Atlaskin, P. Nurmi, T. Sukuvaara 

The application of METRO model to the Czech road data – preliminary results 
V. Bližnák, J. Hošek, Z. Chládová, P. Pešice, P. Sedlák, Z. Sokol, P. Zacharov 

Assessing the urban waterlogging risk under rainfall condition in Shanghai 
L. Zou, Z. Wang, Y. Yang 

Wind gusts and local gust forecast for Icelandic Roads 
E. Sveinbjörnsson, N. Jónasson, B. Jónsson 

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