1. Realization and Concept of the MDSS ASFiNAG up-to-date 25 th July 2006 Albert Mathis, Dipl. Ing FH, Executive MBA, AnyData AG, Switzerland albert.mathis@anydata.ch 1/19 MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006

2. Topics of this presentation MDSS - ASFiNAG MDSS - Code MDSS - Code format Probability of forecast precipitation Probability of forecast snowfall/snow cover Actual Treatment Treatment recommendations Calibration with Mathematician  Concept was proposed for the State of Ohio 2/19 MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 Input Output Expertise Realization

3. MDSS – Austria Realisation MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 3/19

4. MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 MDSS - Components Weather forecast (incl. MDSS-Codes) Meteorological office Road weather information systems (RWIS) Mobile data acquisition MDSS Maintenance vehicle data Measured road data Maintenance decision support informations 4/19

5. MDSS - System Full system redundancy in two locations High availability (99.8%) 700 RWIS, –Viasala, Luft, Micks, Boschung –150 users, 1,600 miles of highway Location 1Location 2 MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 5/19

6. MDSS – Sofware Platform Data acquisition Configuration Nowcasting / Forecasting Treatment recommendation Alarming Data display / reporting Modules MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 6/19

7. MDSS – User interface Secured log-in Map based display RWIS + Road weather segments Danger level for upcoming hours Time cursor Main display MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 7/19

8. MDSS – User interface History graph : –Measured data –Precipitation –Alarms –Status Forecast accuracy –Comparision forecast / measurement Other displays MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 8/19

9. MDSS – User interface Country summary Still pictures Satellite / radar pictures Other displays MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 9/19

10. MDSS - Code format XXYYzZ XX Change on the road surface YY Weather, Precipitation z Wind Z Temperature characteristics MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 11/19

11. Example MDSS-Code 066623 Compact high fog, locally icing drizzle =black ice MDSS-Code = 066623 06 freezing rain 66 freezing rain 2 wind: 30-60kmh 3 Temp. +/- 0°C. MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 12/19

12. MDSS - Codes MDSS - Codes are generated every hour for 3h, every 6h for 32h and every 12h for 72 hours MDSS - Codes are generated for approximately 220 sections of road ( 1’600 miles of highway) MDSS - Codes communication between road manager and the weather prognosticator are very efficient. 10/19 MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006

13. Probability forecast for precipitation. 100% 0% Probability MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 13/19

14. Probability forecast for snowfall/snow cover (today and future) MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 14/19

15. Actual Treatment No calibration is possible without the actual treatment. No treatment recommendation is possible without the actual treatment. Same result as MDSS- Colorado (Winter 2004 - 2005). = Spreader - Data is necessary MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 15/19

16. Treatment recommendations MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 16/19

17. Calibration with Mathematician Mathematician expertise helps calibrate the MDSS - System. –This expertise provides that the MDSS - System works with a proven maximum effectiveness. –This effectiveness must be accepted from the owner of the road network (e.g. 92%). The owner knows now under which conditions the MDSS - System can’t be used (e.g. radar- shadow). MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 17/19

18. Concept was proposed for the State of Ohio Evaluation of ODOT Roadway / Weather Sensor Systems for Snow and Ice Removal Operations, Final Report June 2003 Helmut T. Zwahlen, Ph.D., Russ Professor Emeritus of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment (ORITE) Athens, USA. Email: zwahlen@ohio.edu http://www.ent.ohiou.edu/ce/orite/index.htmlzwahlen@ohio.edu MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 18/19

19. MDSS ASFiNAG www.asfinag.at with www.boschung.com www.boschungamerica.com www.asfinag.at www.boschung.com www.boschungamerica.com Albert Mathis, Dipl. Ing FH, Executive MBA, AnyData AG, Switzerland albert.mathis@anydata.ch MDSS - Stakeholder Meeting, Falls Church, VA, 11th August 2006 19/19