Weather Analysis and Forecasting for the Surface Transportation Industry Leon F. Osborne, Jr. President / CEO Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc.

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Weather Analysis and Forecasting for the Surface Transportation Industry Leon F. Osborne, Jr. President / CEO Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc.

©2009 Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc. Surface Transportation Weather Application and use of weather data & information to support roads, rail, pipeline and waterways Greatest emphasis has been on roads –Relatively young community that has become energized in the past 15 years Greatest emphasis has been on roads –Relatively young community that has become energized in the past 15 years

©2009 Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc. Explosion in ‘Road Weather’

©2009 Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc. Meridian Founded in 1996 to provide advanced technology & innovative weather- related solutions in transportation, energy, and agriculture markets A national leader in road weather research, development and delivery of operational road weather solutions –511 ATIS –Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) –Pavement condition prediction Founded in 1996 to provide advanced technology & innovative weather- related solutions in transportation, energy, and agriculture markets A national leader in road weather research, development and delivery of operational road weather solutions –511 ATIS –Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) –Pavement condition prediction

©2009 Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc. Surface Transportation Weather Industry Challenges Science: Need better observations & understanding of planetary and surface boundary layers –Improve the weather forecasting enterprise Education: Need better preparation of students entering ‘professional’ meteorology –Increase university responsiveness to needs of industry Culture: Need to raise awareness of public & private weather sectors on the requirements of ‘end users’ –Respect the needs of the surface transportation community Science: Need better observations & understanding of planetary and surface boundary layers –Improve the weather forecasting enterprise Education: Need better preparation of students entering ‘professional’ meteorology –Increase university responsiveness to needs of industry Culture: Need to raise awareness of public & private weather sectors on the requirements of ‘end users’ –Respect the needs of the surface transportation community

©2009 Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc. MDC Maintenance Data Collection Thank You!