| Title | Assessment of opportunities for enhanced cooperation in acquiring and disseminating weather data among selected Virginia government agencies. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 20351 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Eaton, L. S.; Lin, M. A.; Lynn, C. |
| Source | 51p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Virginia. Dept. of Transportation |
| Publisher | Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC) |
| Publication Date | 19980100 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Accurate and timely information regarding impending weather conditions is important to several public agencies in Virginia. Potential problems including flooding, heavy snowfall, and damaging winds necessitate planning and pre-event deployment by many units of Virginia agencies. The acquisition and dissemination of weather reports and forecasts can be costly. Notwithstanding the associated costs, concern for public safety compels government to obtain the information it needs. This project inventoried the weather collection and acquisition practices of selected Virginia executive branch agencies that demonstrated a need for weather-related information. This included gathering information relevant to the sources, uses, and costs of their weather related information and exploring the feasibility of sharing data and costs. |
| Rosap ID | dot:5266 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5266 |
| TRT Terms | Information dissemination; Road weather information systems; Data sharing |
| General Subjects | Data acquisition; Data collection; Emergency planning; Safety; Virginia; Weather; Weather data; Weather forecasting |
| Classification | NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Incident Management; NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Road Weather Management |
| Geographical Coverage |
Virginia |
| OCLC | 38453444 |
| Contract Number | 9758-042-940 |
| Report Number | VTRC-98-R16 |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/20000/20300/20351/98-R16.pdf |
| Alternative URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/20000/20300/20351/PB98123607.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |