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New MDSS Products and Services Jon Tarleton Marketing Manager - Meteorologist Quixote Transportation Technologies
New MDSS Products and Services
Jon Tarleton
Marketing Manager - Meteorologist
Quixote Transportation Technologies
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Highway Information
Systems Began in 1978, is the North
American leader in
Highway Advisory Radio
Nu-Metrics
Began in 1970, leader in the VMI portable and
permanent traffic detection
Surface Systems
Began in 1972, was the first North American
company to develop road weather
equipment and
services
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QTT Road Weather Products
RWIS Platforms elite
advanced
companion
RWIS Software SCAN Web - Navigator
RWIS Online - Navigator
SCAN PC
Fixed Anti-icing Spray Technology
Freeze Free
In-Pavement Sensors FP2000 and Sensit
Non-Intrusive Pavement Sensors thermo-Q – Temperature
optic-Q – Condition
Mobile Pavement Temperature Surface Patrol
Surface Patrol HD
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Mobile Weather – The Next Generation
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Surface Patrol HD
Probe
Display
Surface Patrol HD
Air Temperature
Dew Point Relative Humidity
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Surface Patrol HD Features
Same features as standard Surface Patrol
Adds ability to measure moisture in the air (dew point / relative humidity)
Sensor needs no calibration (inexpensive to replace
annually – done at the garage)
Atmospheric sensor is white to protect from solar heating
Mounting
Hood mount for temporary or pick-up truck
Any horizontal edge such as roof, light bar, etc.
Display toggles between Pavement Temperature/Dew
Point and Air Temperature/Relative Humidity
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Year-round Uses of Moisture Data
There are year-round uses for moisture information
Paint Spraying – helps predict drying time
Weed Control – some chemicals can only be sprayed at certain levels
Chip Sealing
Surface Patrol HD gives the moisture reading exactly
where you are, not at an airport or RWIS site 20-50
miles away
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SCAN Web Navigator RWIS Online Navigator
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What is new in Navigator?
Customization - Navigator offers a new level of customization
Administrator can:
Add users
Add/edit group maps and station maps
Create user groups
Create RWIS station groups
Determine what data is displayed
But it comes out of the box ready to use!
Ability to warn user
User can define a watch (specific time or forever)
On an data (or someone else's if sharing data)
Warnings are delivered via email and onscreen
View non traditional RWIS data
Traffic data
Air quality
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RWIS User Software Features
Interactive Map
View all data at once
Map updates automatically
Administrator can edit map
Sites
Background
Map shows sites under warning
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Summary of Sites
Summary Screen
Tabular view of data
Easy to read conditions
Customizable display
Site level drill down
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Individual Site Maps or Images
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Transportation Pollution
No matter where we live we are
impacted by the pollution we produce.
Estimate of over 35 million people live within 100 meters of a major transportation system,
including 4+ lane highways
The transportation system is one we must
have because it moves us and our goods
and services around the world.
Our “system” has some major side effects:
Leading producer of Carbon Monoxide
Leading producer of Nitrogen Dioxide
Leading cause of surface level Ozone
Leading cause of Particulate Matter (PM10)
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Why Are We Concerned?
Living near major roadways has been associated
with numerous adverse health effects
Cardio-respiratory effects (e.g., asthma, bronchitis)
Adverse birth outcomes/developmental effects
Premature mortality
Cardiovascular effects
Childhood cancer
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AQM 60 Air Quality Station
AQM 60 Air Quality Stations are designed for long-term
monitoring of ambient air quality in a flexible, cost-effective and compact package.
The AQM 60 utilizes Aeroqual Analytic GSS and other sensors to measure a wide range of air quality
parameters including O3, NO2, CO, SO2, CO2, VOC, and particle mass (PM10 or PM2.5).
Other environmental sensors, such as noise, can be
integrated.
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Why QTT Air Pollution Monitoring?
Low cost way to provide air quality information exactly
where you want to measure
Integration with RWIS, traffic, or HAR systems will
increase your return on investment
Weather data and air quality provides year-round usage of
stations
Integration with HAR can provide a way to advise the
community of unhealthy levels
Monitoring traffic and air quality can assist in correlation
relationship and solutions
Data is your own – EPA data is available to the public
Become a steward of the environment for your state, county, or community
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