WX02-Weather Information Processing and Distribution: Municipal/County

Status: Future

Description

This service package processes and distributes the environmental information collected from the Weather Data Collection service package. This service package uses the environmental data to detect environmental hazards such as icy road conditions, high winds, dense fog, etc. so operational centers and decision support systems can make decision on corrective actions to take. The continuing updates of road condition information and current temperatures can be used to more effectively deploy road maintenance resources, issue general traveler advisories, issue location specific warnings to drivers using the Traffic Information Dissemination service package, and aid operators in scheduling work activity.

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WX02-Weather Information Processing and Distribution: Municipal/County

Includes Elements

CARTS Transit Operations Center
CapMetro Transit Operations Center
Local Print and Broadcast Media
Municipal/County Public Safety Dispatch/EOC
Municipal/County Maintenance and Construction Management Center
Municipal/County TMC/TOC
Municipal/County Transportation Information Center
National Weather Service
Other Maintenance and Construction Management Centers
Rail Operations Center