DTN Transportation Intelligence

DTN Transportation Intelligence is a weather intelligence and decision support solution designed specifically for transportation professionals. According to the vendor, this software aims to assist transportation professionals in understanding the potential impact of changing weather conditions on their routes and making informed decisions to ensure safety and mitigate risks. The product is tailored to businesses of various sizes in the transportation industry, including road maintenance, road construction, winter road treatment, city and county roadway professionals, state DOT and federal highway professionals, roadway operations and maintenance professionals, as well as meteorologists and weather experts in the transportation industry.

Key Features

RoadCast®: RoadCast combines pavement profiles with accurate forecasts to provide anti-icing recommendations for road treatment. It utilizes the METRo pavement model, which has been validated by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, to generate location-specific forecasts. The software offers 24-hour forecasts, roadway temperatures, bridge deck temperatures, road and bridge frost potential, anti-icing recommendations, and a 15-day location-specific forecast. Additionally, RoadCast allows users to customize anti-icing protocols based on FHWA rules or user-defined protocols.

Web Services: The Web Services module delivers real-time weather information and analysis through a GIS-based Web Services Application Programming Interface (API). This enables transportation professionals to integrate weather data into their operational systems for analyzing weather impact. The software provides hourly and daily forecasts for a 15-day outlook. It uses a Restful API for machine communication over the Internet, facilitating data communication across multiple applications.

Weather Risk Index: The Weather Risk Index provides a weather risk categorization using advanced analytics and meteorological guidance. It aims to simplify and visualize risk assessment forecasts for transportation professionals. The software generates customized weather risk index reports based on operational territory and weather thresholds, assisting with planning and logistical decisions. The Weather Risk Index offers simplified and visual risk assessment forecasts for DOTs, cities and counties, and trucking and fleet management operations.

WeatherSentry® Pavement Forecast Edition: The WeatherSentry Pavement Forecast Edition is a decision-support platform that provides a comprehensive view of weather affecting roadways. It offers forecasts for the next 15 days and hourly atmospheric forecasts for the immediate 72 hours. The software allows users to layer weather conditions with traffic camera views and traffic speeds on an interactive map. It provides location-specific and GPS-based customizable alerts on more than 50 parameters. Transportation professionals can also consult with experienced meteorologists online 24x7x365.

Meteorological Consulting: Transportation professionals can benefit from the expertise of professional meteorologists who provide additional weather insights and guidance for transportation operations. Consultation is available before, during, and after weather events to improve decision-making. The software offers customized forecasts aligned to storm categories and other standards. Users can consult directly with meteorologists to understand weather scenarios and receive guidance. Post-storm analysis and support are also available.

ClearPath Weather®: ClearPath Weather is a winter road information service that helps transportation professionals manage winter weather road issues. It provides hourly current and forecasted site-specific road and weather conditions. The software offers a wide variety of weather data, including precipitation, hail, frost, wind speed, temperature, and more. ClearPath Weather optimizes winter management operations, improves event readiness, and helps reduce costs by avoiding unnecessary treatments. It also includes a Nowcast feature for estimating near precipitation amounts and hail risk.

RoadMaster: RoadMaster helps transportation professionals secure road safety and operational efficiency by making informed gritting decisions. The software provides real-time and forecasted road hazard information for various conditions such as black ice, hoar frost, snow, freezing rain, high wind gusts, and high precipitation. It offers precipitation-type radar to distinguish between rain, hail, snow, and freezing rain. RoadMaster sends alerts and provides meteorological consultations for specific questions. It features a multi-layer map with RWIS data, camera images, satellite images, weather maps, and road hazard forecasts.

RWIS Data Management System: The RWIS Data Management System, known as Total View, is a cloud-based platform that integrates with RWIS sensors to process and display road weather information. It scans and processes data collected by RWIS sensors, providing accurate and location-specific forecasts. The software is customizable with user-defined rules and specifications. It offers patented alerting technology for potentially hazardous situations. The RWIS Data Management System supports any brand of RWIS hardware using NTCIP or a published data format.