Because of rapidly changing technologies and associated increasing costs, implementation of a Road/Weather Information System must be carefully planned. Planners know the importance of starting with an architecture that allows easy integration of new and legacy technologies and easy expansion to a larger system. A layered, hierarchical architecture is proposed to meet that objective. A prototype of this model was implemented in the Minnesota Department of Transportation District 1. This system is described in brief.
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GustavssonT.Application of a Road Weather Information System. In Conference Proceedings 16: Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1997, pp. 121–124.
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National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol (NTCIP) Object Definitions for Environmental Sensor Stations (ESS), Draft Version 97.01.09, July30, 1997.
