Preliminary report on a remote automatic monitoring and public information system for hazardous conditions

Research report (9/95-5/96)NTIS Invoice: 24017;NTIS Order #:PB99118911PDFResearch PaperCTR-1380-1FHWA/TX-98/1380-1Communication systemsAutomatic incident detectionIcingFloodsMonitoringTexasUniversity of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation ResearchWeissmann, J.Haas, C.McKeever, B.Greer, R.NTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Emergency ManagementNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Roadway Operations and MaintenanceUS Transportation CollectionThis report identifies and evaluates existing remote automatic monitoring and public information systems for both ice detection on bridges and flood monitoring at low-water crossings. The report encompasses all aspects of these systems, including hardware, software, communicaitons systems. data processing, and meteorological services. This study provides a survey of various state agencies and their experiences with these systems