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ADVANCING ROAD WEATHER MANAGEMENT USING CLARUS DATA
Workshop and Webinar Announcements
WORKSHOP (1/10/10)
The FHWA Road Weather Management Program, in partnership with TRB and ITS America, will be sponsoring a Workshop on Advancing Road Weather Management Using Clarus Data on Sunday, January 10, 2010 during the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington DC. The workshop will bring together key members of the transportation and weather communities to discuss Clarus and surface transportation weather management, and to brainstorm on innovative research projects. The agenda for the workshop is shown below.
FHWA is interested in identifying and funding several graduate research projects that are multidisciplinary (i.e., that include transportation and meteorology) and use Clarus data to improve the surface transportation system. A Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for these research projects will be posted before the end of the year.
The workshop is open and free to all TRB registrants on a first-come, first-served basis. To get more information about the workshop and to register for the 2010 TRB Annual Meeting, visit the TRB website at http://www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting2010/Public/AnnualMeeting2010.aspx
WEBINAR (12/1/09)
The FHWA Road Weather Management Program will hold a web conference on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 from 1–2:30 pm to provide information about Clarus, the anticipated research grants, and the 2010 TRB workshop. The agenda for the webinar is shown below.
Webinar — Advancing Road Weather Management Using Clarus Data
Dec. 1, 2009, 1–2:30pm
Moderator: Ray Murphy, FHWA
1:00 pm Welcome and Introductions — Ray Murphy, FHWA
1:05 pm The Clarus Initiative — Paul Pisano, FHWA
1:30 pm Research Grants and the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) — Roemer Alfelor, FHWA
1:50 pm Clarus Data Applications — Art Handman, Transportation Consultant
2:10 pm TRB Workshop — David Ridgley, ITS America
2:20 pm Q&A
2:30 pm Adjourn
All are invited to join this webinar, no pre-registration is necessary.
LINK TO JOIN THE WEB CONFERENCE
http://fhwa.na3.acrobat.com/arwmucd/
TELECONFERENCE NUMBER TO ACCESS AUDIO PORTION
Telephone: 800-779-2549, Passcode: 4786595
AGENDA
| Time |
Session |
| 9:00 AM |
Welcome and Introductions — Rod MacKenzie, ITS America |
| 9:15 AM |
US DOT Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) Perspectives —
Shelley J. Row, RITA, USDOT |
| 9:30 AM |
Overview of FHWA Road Weather Management Program: Clarus Initiative and Proposed Research Grants — Paul Pisano, FHWA, USDOT |
| 9:50 AM |
Description and Demonstration of the Clarus System — Brenda Boyce, Mixon-Hill Inc. |
| 10:15 AM |
Applications of Clarus Data
- Traveler Information and Load Restriction — Leon Osborne, Meridian Environmental Tech
- Maintenance and Operations Decision Support System — Brenda Boyce, Mixon-Hill Inc.
Discussions
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| 11:00 AM |
Break |
| 11:15 AM |
Private Stakeholder Use of Clarus Data
- Use of Clarus Data in Weather Critical Operations — Kevin Petty, Vaisala
- Regional Integrated Transportation Information System (RITIS)— Michael Pack, University of Maryland
- Use of Clarus Data by Baron Services — Robert Dreisewerd, Baron Services, Inc.
Discussions
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| 12:00 PM |
Lunch (On Own) |
| 1:00 PM |
Perspectives from the Weather and Transportation Communities
- NOAA Perspective on MADIS and Clarus — Jim O'Sullivan, NOAA
- Maintenance Management — Tina Greenfield, Iowa DOT
- Traffic Operations — Vince Garcia, Wyoming DOT
Discussions
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| 2:30 PM |
Clarus Data Collection and Processing
- Mobile sensing and data collection — Pete Costello, INRIX
- IntellidriveSM Vehicle Data Translator — Sheldon Drobot, NCAR
Discussions
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| 3:15 PM |
Break |
| 3:30 PM |
Broad Agency Announcement Grant Process — Paul Pisano, FHWA |
| 4:15 PM |
Closing Remarks — Paul Pisano, FHWA |
| 4:30 PM |
Adjourn |
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