PROCEEDINGS OF THE 15TH SIRWEC CONFERENCE, QU?BEC CITY, CANADA (5-7TH FEBRUARY 2010)
SESSION 1: BEST PRACTICES USING ROAD WEATHER
Relevance of measuring the humidity immediately above the road.
H. Baad, S. Brodersen
Presentation
IRWIN a winter road index
T. Gustavsson
Presentation
A decision-support system for winter weather maintenance of roads, bridges and runways
M.B. Chapman, S. Drobot, S.K. Linden, J. Cowie, W.P. Mahoney
Presentation
Monitoring of surface weather conditions over complex topography with VERA
R. Steinacker
Presentation
SESSION 2: SENSORS AND EQUIPMENT
Friction as a measure of slippery road surfaces
T. Haavasoja, Y. Pilli-Sihvola
Presentation
Method for calculating the amount of accumulated snow transported during a single blizzard
M. Matsuzawa, Y. Ito, M. Ueda
Presentation
Suitability of the new paradigm for winter observation of road condition
A.S. Slak, S. Carman, R. Kr?manc
Presentation
SESSION 3: DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND ITS
Operational resilience in Maintenance Decision Support Systems
W. Nixon
Presentation
Regional decision support system
T. Bazlova, N. Bocharnikov, V. Olenev, A. Solonin
Presentation
The Evolution of METRo in a Roadway DSS
S.K. Linden
Presentation
Overview of the Vehicle Data Translator
S. Drobot, M. Chapman, P. Pisano, B. McKeever
Presentation
Strategies for ensuring optimal guidance in decision support systems for winter maintenance operations
K. Petty, D. Johns, P. Bridge, M. Siitonen, K. Franzel
Presentation
Effects of adverse weather on traffic and safety: State of the art and the European initiative
N-E. El Faouzi, R. Billot, P. Nurmi, B. Nowotny
Presentation
SESSION 4: ROADIDEA
ROADIDEA – Roadmap for radical innovations in European transport services
P. Saarikivi
Presentation
The ROADIDEA data sources – results, utilisations and mediation
R. Kelpin
Presentation
Traffic data and road weather
J. Bogren
Presentation
A statistical forecast model of road surface friction
M. Hippi, I. Juga, P. Nurmi
Presentation
Evaluation of FMI’s new forecast model of road surface friction
P. Nurmi, M. Hippi, I. Juga
Presentation
Prediction of severe driving conditions in winter
I. Grabec, F. ?vegl
Presentation
The effects of severe weather conditions on road safety in Hungary
D. Jank?, P. Hollo
Presentation
Cooperative web based bicycle routing database for trip planning, including dynamic weather integration
M. Wigan, P. Grashoff
Presentation
SESSION 5: FORECASTING METHODS / RWIS
Climate change and winter road maintenance: Will complacency be the new killer?
L.Chapman, A. Andersson
Presentation
Fine forecast of road surface temperature in Beijing City
C. Meng, C. Zhang
Presentation
The Danish RWIS education Programme
S. Brodersen, P.A. Hansen
Presentation
Road surface temperature forecasting for gritting routes
I. Smeding-Zuurendonk, M. Wokke, J. Wisse
Presentation
Parameterizing road construction in road weather models – Is Ground Penetrating Radar the way forward?
D. Hammond, L. Chapman, J.E. Thornes
Presentation
2-D Heat transfer model of a horizontal u-tube
S. Islam, A. Fujimoto, A. Saida, T. Fukuhara
Presentation
Physiographic data for road stretch forecasting
T.S. Pedersen, C. Petersen, K. Sattler, A. Mahura
Presentation
Integrated Road Weather Information System for Slovenian highways
A. Beden, M. Ivacic
A method for predicting road surface temperature distribution esing Pasquill Stability classes
N. Takahashi, R. Tokunaga, N. Nishiyama
Presentation
Improving estimates of surface roughness length in a road weather prediction model using LIDAR data
D. Hammond, L.Chapman
Presentation
The use of advanced road weather information system in Republic of Croatia
S. Mand?uka, V. Golenic, G. Pu?
SESSION 6: WINTER MAINTENANCE / COST BENEFIT
Value of weather information for road management
P. Levi?kangas
Energy efficient winter maintenance
L. Nordin
Presentation
Planning, development and implementation of a mobile winter maintenance centre
B.J. Pedersen, K. Soerensen, K.S. Johansen
Presentation
Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) statewide implementation: Change and progress
J. Mewes, M.A. Coleman, T. McClellan, P. Boone
Presentation
POSTERS
BIRDS – Innovative sensor systems for detection of ice formation and freezing point temperature measurements
M. Riehm, T. Gustavsson, J. Bogren
Poster
Overhauling Finland’s road weather information
K. Toivonen, J. Kantonen
Poster
Innovation activities of ROADIDEA project
A. Keskinen
The new Road forecast tool (RFT) and its data management
A-C. Letestu
Poster
Sea-effect snowfall – a special hazard for road traffic in the coastal areas of Finland
I. Juga
Poster
Wind and snow storm impacts on society
J. Rauhala, I. Juga
Poster
Technological milestones in acquisition of weather data and detection of road surface condition
K.E. Schedler
Interactive database project – Meteo4U
K Kwok, G. Fricska
The judgement and analysis of spatial uncertainty caused by the overlapping between meteorological field value and GIS data
H. Hu, C. Zhang, C. Cheng
Joint French research program to implement a system of forecast and alert in road management
M. Marchetti
Adding significant accuracy beyond what weather models alone can achieve
J. Duensing