Deploying the Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) in Iowa, 2003

(2003) Deploying the Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) in Iowa, 2003. Transportation, Department of

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Abstract

Adverse weather conditions dramatically affect the nation’s surface transportation system. The development of a prototype winter Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) is part of the Federal Highway Administration’s effort to produce a prototype tool for decision support to winter road maintenance managers to help make the highways safer for the traveling public. The MDSS is based on leading diagnostic and prognostic weather research capabilities and road condition algorithms, which are being developed at national research centers. In 2003, the Iowa Department of Transportation was chosen as a field test bed for the continuing development of this important research program. The Center for Transportation Research and Education assisted the Iowa Department of Transportation by collecting and analyzing surface condition data. The Federal Highway Administration also selected five national research centers to participate in the development of the prototype MDSS. It is anticipated that components of the prototype MDSS system developed by this project will ultimately be deployed by road operating agencies, including state departments of transportation, and generally supplied by private vendors.

Item Type: Departmental Report
Keywords: Decision support systems, Field tests, Prototypes, Winter maintenance
Subjects: Transportation
Transportation > Traffic safety
Transportation > Research
Transportation > Environment
Transportation > Environment > Weather and climate
ID Code: 21154
Deposited By: Iowa DOT Library
Deposited On: 22 Dec 2015 13:14
Last Modified: 22 Dec 2015 13:14
URI: https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/21154