A NEW APPROACH : A GROUND-BREAKING INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE, WHICH WILL SERVE AS A MODEL FOR OTHER REGIONS AROUND THE USA, IS UNDER WAY IN MICHIGAN
This article describes the South-Eastern Michigan Snow and Ice Management (SEMSIM) project, a winter road maintenance initiative which features collaboration and sharing of resources between four government road agencies. The technologies being used in the SEMSIM including: satellite based global positioning system (GPS), vehicle tracking devices, sensors on snowplows/salt trucks which send data to a base station, computerised salt spreaders, in-vehicle dashboard computer displays allowing for non-verbal communication between drivers and management, a radio system, and customized computer software.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Publication Date: March/April 2000
- Publication Date: 2000
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 54
- Serial:
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Transportation operations
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00801142
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
- Files: PATH
- Created Date: Nov 7 2000 12:00AM