Integrated Vaisala solutions for safer winter roads

Road networks are particularly vulnerable to severe winter weather conditions, and administrators need the best real-time road condition data to keep people and goods moving safely.

Vaisala’s RWS200 is the industry’s most reliable and accurate road weather station (RWIS) designed specifically for this type of application, offering unmatched availability and reliability for minimal downtime and maximum confidence in decision-making based on accurate road forecasts.

Smart and compact, the MD30 measures all key weather parameters that characterize the road surface. Can be mounted as well on snow removal equipment and any other vehicles, such as patrol cars. The data provided by the MD30 supports more accurate decision-making regarding winter maintenance actions and the optimization of the use of de-icing substances.

The MD30 is the perfect tool for integration into a dynamic spreader control system, which will determine the amount of de-icing agent for each section based on the information transmitted by the detector in real time.

Ensure you take the necessary measures at the right time and place by picking up on nuances that generic weather forecasts usually miss. Get up to 72-hour road forecasts for specific locations, routes, and entire regions, based on the latest measurements from fixed road weather stations and mobile sensors in your network.

Wx Horizon gives you access to real-time weather information for your entire network, updated every 10 minutes (from fixed stations), with full network-wide forecast updates every 30 minutes. Wx Horizon continuously monitors all incoming data, notifying you instantly when conditions become hazardous on any segment of your network.