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
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