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Maintenance Decision Support System - Boise, ID
Winter road maintenance is a complex and challenging endeavor for any highway. It involves bringing skilled maintenance employees and their equipment together in a battle against Mother Nature. Split-second decisions have to be made as to when to offer traffic warnings, what deicing materials to apply, and how plowing is to be routed. These decisions determine the safety and mobility of the driving public.
Since 1999, the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Road Weather Management Program and State transportation departments have invested in the development of Maintenance Decision Support Systems (MDSS). Through partnerships with national laboratories and a stakeholder community of public, private sector, and academic participants, the MDSS has evolved from a concept to a functioning application.
Doubletree Riverside – Juniper/Laurel Room
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
MDSS SHOWCASE AGENDA
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Time
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Session
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Topic
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Speakers
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7:30
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Registration
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8:00
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Opening Session
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Welcome, Logistics
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Bob Koeberlein, ITD
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Challenging Remarks
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Greg Laragan, ITD
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Opening Remarks
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Peter Hartman, FHWA
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MDSS Vision
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Ray Murphy, FHWA
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8:40
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Introduction to MDSS
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AASHTO TIG Video
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Dave Huft, SDDOT
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Federal Prototype
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Kevin Petty, NCAR
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Pooled Fund States
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Gordon Bell, Meridian Inc.
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9:20
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MDSS Demonstration 1
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Illinois DOT
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P. Dean Kernan, IDOT and Don Leick, Jon Chrzanowski DTN/Meteorlogix
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10:00
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Break
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10:15
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MDSS Demonstration 2
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Colorado DOT
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Philip Anderle, CDOT & Bob Hart, Meridian Inc.
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11:30
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Mobile Data Collection
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MDC Requirements
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Bob Hart, Meridian Inc.
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Mobile Data Collection
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Michael Howarth, Intelligent Devices Inc.
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Mobile Data Collection
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Kevin Groeneweg, IWAPI, Inc.
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12:15
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Lunch
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1:00
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MDSS Demonstration 3
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City of Denver
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Kevin Petty, NCAR & Pat Kennedy, City of Denver
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2:15
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Break
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2:30
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MDSS
Deployment
Issues
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Panel Discussion
Potential Topics:
o Training
o Communications
o IT Requirements
o Management Support
o Employee Acceptance
o Set-up requirements
o Expectations
o Agency Maintenance variability/practices
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Dave Huft, Facilitator
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Panelists:
o Ron Hall, KDOT
o Phillip Anderle, CDOT
o Steve Spoor, ITD
o Curt Pape, MnDOT
o Pat Kennedy, City of Denver
o P. Dean Kernan, IDOT
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3:45
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Wrap-Up
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Closing Remarks
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Brent Jennings, ITD
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Evaluation Forms
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All
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4:00
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Adjourn
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MDSS - Boise, Idaho ** ATTENDANCE IS FREE **
Please register online at: www.utahltap.org
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