Fog Sensor/ITS Integration

The objective of this study is to deploy an integrated weather/traffic detection system that can be used to gather information about adverse weather conditions such as fog, ice, rain, and snow and traffic conditions and then evaluate the deployed system. The system was successfully deployed and evaluated. The results of the evaluation based on the data provided to the research team are presented in the report. Functional requirements of the weather/traffic information system were developed. The system was then deployed at the site selected by New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). Two separate workshops were conducted to train NJDOT personnel and to demonstrate system’s full availability. The availability of the system and the accuracy of the data were both evaluated and found satisfactory. Using the data that was made available to the research team, independent evaluation was also conducted to determine accuracy of the system in terms of the data it collects. The system data was determined to be accurate as a result of this evaluation effort. There were several important lessons learned in this project in terms of challenges faced during the installation of the system at a relatively remote location. These lessons were in terms of issues especially related to the power, communication, and long-term costs of maintaining and using the system. The most important lessons learned was the possibility of additional delays due to these issues when deploying Intelligent Transportation Systems and the need for considering fast changes in the technology. These lessons learned are described in detail in the Executive Summary as well as in the Conclusions section of the report.

• Record URL:
  http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2003-031.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Rutgers University, Piscataway

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 623 Bowser Road
  Piscataway, NJ  United States  08854

  New Jersey Department of Transportation

  1035 Parkway Avenue
  Trenton, NJ  United States  08625

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Ozbay, Kaan
  • Bongiovanni, Thomas
  • Shah, Jignesh
• Publication Date: 2002-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 67p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Data collection; Fog; Ice; Intelligent transportation systems; Lessons learned; Sensors; Training; Weather conditions; Workshops
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data accuracy
• Geographic Terms: New Jersey
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I10: Economics and Administration; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01042084
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-NJ-2003-031
• Files: UTC, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 8 2007 3:01PM