| Title | Passenger bus industry weather information application. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 43202 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Heppner, Paul; Bell, Brian; Orrego, Andres; Wise, Joshua; Pucci, Julian |
| Corporate Creator | Global Science & Technology, Inc. |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Federal Highway Administration; United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems |
| Publication Date | 20110321 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Adverse weather significantly affects the United States national transportation system, including commercial companies that rely on highways to support their enterprises. The Passenger Bus (Motorcoach) Industry (PBI) is one such affected user whose operational efficiency, occupant safety, and the cost of services can be compromised by adverse weather. The primary objective of the Passenger Bus Industry Weather Information Application (PBI WxApp) is to integrate mobile platform environmental observations with fixed-site (airports and road-weather stations) observations in order to create a window of meteorological information along a commercial vehicle’s intended travel route. The expected outcome is situational awareness for drivers, passengers, and dispatchers or other operations personnel, including those who use decision support systems. Mobile platform observations describe environmental conditions in locations not sampled by fixed-site road-weather equipment. Consequently, the PBI WxApp includes input data that is dynamic and oft times rapidly changing when the vehicles encounter storms and precipitation. This report will describe the development of the PBI WxApp and its general outcomes. The findings show that mobile platform data are reliable and provide a weather window that is more complete than any single source of data. |
| Rosap ID | dot:3329 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3329 |
| ResearchHub ID | 371 |
| TRT Terms | Intelligent transportation systems; Road weather information systems; Driver information systems; Information processing; Data collection; Automatic data collection systems; Information systems; Loads; Surveys; Evaluation; Internet; Bus transit; Bus transportation |
| General Subjects | Intelligent transportation systems; Road weather information systems; Driver information systems; Data processing; Data collection; Automatic data collection systems; Information systems; Loads; Surveys; Evaluation; Internet; Bus transi; Bus transportation; Research Hub |
| Classification | NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Road Weather Management; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Surveys; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Bus Transportation |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1361076 |
| Contract Number | DTFH61-10-R-00015 |
| Report Number | FHWA-JPO-11-123 |
| Availability | Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/43000/43200/43202/FHWA-JPO-11-123_PBI_WxApp_Final_Report_v1.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |