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FORETELL Consortium Operational Test: Weather Information for Surface Transportation – Highway Maintenance Personnel Test

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  • Alternative Title:
    Final Test Plans: FORETELL Consortium Operational Test: Weather Information for Surface Transportation – Highway Maintenance Personnel Test
  • Creators:
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    Battelle Memorial Institute
  • Corporate Contributors:
    United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
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  • Publication/ Report Number:
    FHWA-OP-04-006
  • Resource Type:
    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    Iowa;Missouri;Wisconsin
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  • Abstract:
    The FORETELL™ project aims to provide detailed weather and road condition information in a meaningful format to various surface transportation users. The goal of the project is a safer, more efficient and accessible rural transportation system that is sensitive to environmental issues and encourages economic vitality. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in cooperation with the FORETELL Consortium (Castle Rock Services and Iowa, Wisconsin, and Missouri departments of transportation) has undertaken the development and operational testing of a multi-regional road and weather forecasting/dissemination system. A major factor in the success of the FORETELL project will be the acceptance of and the ability to use the FORETELL system. The first line of use will be by highway operations personnel. Highway operations include both highway maintenance and traffic operations. Traffic operations is further broken down into traffic managers, emergency services, and state police/patrol. Personnel in highway operations must make decisions to perform various functions. These decisions frequently must take into account the current and projected weather and pavement conditions. The decisions produce outputs that are work related, such as closing roads during adverse weather events and determining appropriate snow and ice control pavement strategies (deicing, anti-icing, plowing, etc.). The evaluation focuses on assessing the decision process of potential users and measuring the resulting outcomes. As part of the overall evaluation, several tests are planned. This document serves as a detailed test plan for one such test: surveying highway maintenance personnel in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Missouri. The evaluation of traffic operations personnel will be addressed in subsequent test plans.
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