tailieunhanh - Integration of Weather Information in Transportation Management Center Operations: Self-Evaluation and Planning Guide

This data collection procedure can be used for those outcomes that can be assessed by visual ratings of physical conditions. It requires a detailed rating guide that staff or program volunteers use to rate the relevant conditions in a consistent manner over time. That is, different trained observers rating a particular condition should each give the condition approximately the same rating and rate the same condition found in future reporting periods approximately the For example, if a community development program tries to keep neighborhoods attractive and clean, trained observers could be used to assess the physical appearance of the neighborhoods served. After the program identifies the specific. | Integration of Weather Information in Transportation Management Center Operations Self-Evaluation and Planning Guide June 30 2008 Notice The . Department of Transportation provides high-quality information to serve Government industry and the public in a manner that promotes public understanding. Standards and policies are used to ensure and maximize the quality objectivity utility and integrity of its information. USDOT periodically reviews quality issues and adjusts its programs and processes to ensure continuous quality improvement. Technical Report Documentation 1. Report No. FHWA-JPO-08-057 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient s Catalog No. EDL 14437 4. Title and Subtitle Integration of Weather Information in Transportation Management Center Operations Self-Evaluation and Planning Guide 5. Report Date June 30 2008 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Author s Chris Cluett and Deepak Gopalakrishna Battelle Kevin Balke Texas Transportation Institute Fred Kitchener McFarland Management LLC Leon Osborne Meridian Environmental Technology Inc. 8. Performing Organization Report 9. Performing Organization Name and Address Battelle Seattle Research Center 1100 Dexter Avenue North Suite 400 Seattle WA 98109-3598 10. Work Unit No. TRAIS 11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-06-D-00007 Task BA07-012 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington dC 20590 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Evaluation Report 7 18 06 -6 30 08 14. Sponsoring Agency Code HOIT 15. Supplementary Notes Mr. Roemer Alfelor COTM 16. Abstract The Federal Highway Administration s Road Weather Management Program is helping to reduce the adverse impacts of weather on the transportation system by assisting agencies in integrating weather information and technologies into their daily Transportation Management Center TMC operations. In order to achieve this goal the TMCs have to .