Every year, World Meteorological Day falls on March 23 – a day spotlighting the link between our atmosphere and its impact on our daily life.
But for Iowa DOT, focusing on weather is more than a one-day event – weather affects the work we do throughout the year.
As lead state of the Aurora pooled fund study, Iowa is instrumental in developing high-tech Road Weather Information Systems, or RWIS, that sense and anticipate potential hazards – such as foggy, icy, or flooded roads – and convey that information to maintenance crews and travelers in real time.
This important work is funded by 18 state departments of transportation and other public and private-sector interests around the world. As a result, Iowa DOT gets major research findings and state-of-the-art solutions for far less than it would by funding studies on its own.
To see Iowa DOT Research’s RWIS technology in action, check out our Weatherview app and see how weather is affecting roads in your area!
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