Parsons and Iteris to provide winter weather services for Nebraska

US engineering group Parsons has been awarded a five-year contract to provide a maintenance decision support system (MDSS) and automatic vehicle location system and services on 650 snow ploughs throughout Nebraska. Parsons will use ClearPath Weather and MDSS informatics technology developed by Iteris. The system utilises data from remote weather information stations, with temperature data from a Parsons-equipped snow plough, to develop precision treatment recommendations for a specific segment of road. T
September 21, 2016 Read time: 1 min
US engineering group 4089 Parsons has been awarded a five-year contract to provide a maintenance decision support system (MDSS) and automatic vehicle location system and services on 650 snow ploughs throughout Nebraska. Parsons will use ClearPath Weather and MDSS informatics technology developed by Iteris.

The system utilises data from remote weather information stations, with temperature data from a Parsons-equipped snow plough, to develop precision treatment recommendations for a specific segment of road. These recommendations are sent to the in-vehicle Parsons touch-screen unit along with actual weather maps.

This process allows for roadway salt and other chemicals to be applied at an optimum time and at a prescribed volume before an incoming weather event, reducing the need for re-treatments and lowering material, fuel, and maintenance costs while diminishing the need for overtime labour.

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