Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow.

This article concentrates on a new tool called the Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) that offers a full suite of tools to aid maintenance managers in the U.S., including pavement chemical concentration forecasts, optimized treatment times and strategies, roadway snow depth forecasts, surfac...

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Publicado en:American City & County Vol. 120; no. 10; pp. 46 - 50
Autor principal: Swartz, Nikki
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Penton Media, Inc. Sep2005
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Sumario:This article concentrates on a new tool called the Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) that offers a full suite of tools to aid maintenance managers in the U.S., including pavement chemical concentration forecasts, optimized treatment times and strategies, roadway snow depth forecasts, surface frost prediction, material application amounts, pavement surface temperature forecasts, crew scheduling, road mobility forecasts and snow drift prediction. MDSS technologies include Decision Support Logic, Chemical Concentration, GIS display, Snowdrift Algorithm, video image processing, Weather Prediction System, Ensemble Modeling and Sensing. INSET: Not another forecast.