BACKGROUND
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) hosted two weather-related VII workshops. These expert panel meetings were designed to bring together weather, VII, and automotive experts in an effort to discuss and gather input regarding the potential for utilizing vehicle data elements in the diagnosis and prediction of weather and road condition hazards. The objectives of the meetings were as follows:
• Develop an understanding of the current and future vehicle data elements that have the potential to be used directly or indirectly to sense weather and road conditions
• Explore the potential contribution of VII derived atmospheric and road condition information in the analysis and prediction of weather-related hazards
• Identify technical issues and barriers that may impact the development and implementation of weather-related VII applications
• Outline research topics that need to be addressed to fully utilize vehicle data elements in improving road weather products and services
• Summarize the viability of utilizing VII-enabled data in weather and road condition applications designed to improve surface transportation safety, mobility, and efficiency
Information and data garnered during these workshops was used by NCAR to develop a feasibility and concept development report for VII, as it relates to the analysis of weather and road conditions. This report is available at the bottom of this page.
Weather Applications Workshop/Expert Panel Meeting I
February 22nd and 23rd, 2006
Boulder, Colorado
NCAR Foothills Lab #1
Selected Presentations:
Motivation, Purpose,and Goals
FHWA:VII Initiative and Day 1 Applications
VII Weather-Related Applications:Improving Safety, Mobility, and Efficiency
Vehicles as Mobile Sensing Platforms for Critical Weather Data
VII Weather-Related Applications: Scientific Challenges
Weather Applications Workshop/Expert Panel Meeting II
June 21, 2006
Boulder, Colorado
NCAR Center Green Campus, Building #1
Presentations:
Federal Highway Administration Perspectives on VII
VII-C Activities
Communications and Data Flow Within the FHWA VII Network Architecture: An Update
VII Probe Message Processes
VII Data Characteristics for Traffic Management
Weather Related VII Use Cases
Vehicles as Mobile Sensing Platforms for Critical Weather Data
Human Factors and VII enabled Applications
Feasibility and Concept Development Study (Prepublication)
Weather Applications and Products Enabled Through Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) (pdf)