Interface: NDDOT Maintenance Management - Forecasting Center

NDDOT Maintenance Management to Forecasting Center Interface Diagram

Information Flow Definitions

environmental conditions data  (Existing)  Selected Comm Solution

Current road conditions (e.g., surface temperature, subsurface temperature, moisture, icing, treatment status) and surface weather conditions (e.g., air temperature, wind speed, precipitation, visibility) as measured and reported by fixed and/or mobile environmental sensors and aggregated by the data collector. Attributes relating to the data collection (and aggregation) are also included.

road treatment data  (Existing)  Selected Comm Solution

Basic road facility and treatment information that supports road conditions forecasts.

road weather information  (Existing)  Selected Comm Solution

Road conditions and weather information that are made available by road maintenance operations to other transportation system operators.

transportation weather information  (Existing)  Selected Comm Solution

Current and forecast road conditions and weather information (e.g., surface condition, flooding, wind advisories, visibility, etc.) associated with the transportation network. This information is of a resolution, timeliness, and accuracy to be useful in transportation decision making.