Weather / Road Weather--RWIS

What We Do

Campbell Scientific environmental sensor stations (ESS) play a vital role in monitoring road weather conditions. With their ruggedness and low power use, they can function for long periods in harsh conditions. Our systems are very versatile, allowing customization to meet changing needs. They can measure, record, and communicate (NTCIP compliant) numerous types of road weather information for road alerts and maintenance scheduling. Learn more

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Customise a System

In addition to our standard systems available, many of the systems we provide are customised. Tell us what you need, and we’ll help you configure a system that meets your exact needs.

Instrumentation

We offer a variety of products that can be used to create systems for Road Weather--RWIS. Many of the major components used to create these systems are listed below. Please let us know if we can help you configure a system.

More Details about Our Road Weather--RWIS Systems

Campbell Scientific also brings to the RWIS industry the new concept of Customer in Control Technologies™ (CCT), permitting customers to specify “best of breed” hardware and PC software, including products from other CCT vendors. As a result, customers can benefit from customized, economical alternatives to older-generation, “one size fits all” PC-hardware-based product offerings.

Typical Configuration

Typical systems include tower, RPU, two road sensors, and remote communication hardware, as well as sensors for the measurement of wind speed and direction, air temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, solar radiation, and precipitation.

Hardware

Lufft Intelligent Road Sensor

  • Road temperature (with up to two additional subsurface temperature measurements, optional)
  • Residual salt content and calculation of freezing temperature
  • Road surface condition--dry, moist, wet, ice, snow
  • Water film level

PWS100 Present Weather Sensor

  • Identifies many precipitation types, including drizzle, rain, snow, hail, and graupel
  • Designed for continuous, long-term, unattended operation in adverse conditions
  • Compatible with most of our contemporary dataloggers

Software

LoggerNet Datalogger (RPU) Support Software

LoggerNet is a full-featured software package based on a server application and several client applications. LoggerNet's open architecture allows a customer to directly modify RPU application programs or to develop new custom instruction sets entirely under customer control. LoggerNet collects and archives NTCIP data and camera images on demand or by schedule (including diagnostic information about the ESS hardware and software) at the ESS or remotely via a number of telemetry options. Telemetry options include land line, cell, LOS RF, and satellite. All collected data may be exported to second-party analysis packages. Retrieved data is owned by the customer and may be redistributed to other users with no obligation to CSI.

RTMCPro Real Time Monitor & Control Software

RTMCPro is used to create custom displays of real-time data and camera images. It provides digital, tabular, and graphical data display objects, as well as alarms. A customer can combine data from multiple ESS/RPUs on one display. Complex displays can be organized on multiple tabbed windows.

Road Aware™ is a base project file for use within RTMCPro, optimized for RWIS applications. It may be replicated or expanded under customer control to add a larger number of ESS stations to a network or to increase functionality and customization of data displays and display layout.

RTMC Web Server

RTMC Web Server converts real-time data displays into HTML files, allowing the displays to be shared via an Internet browser.

Case Studies

Alaska: Mini-RWIS Pilot Project
In 2019, Campbell Scientific entered a public/private partnership project with the Alaska Department of Transportation......read more
Portugal: Formula 1 Weather Monitoring
Overview In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Formula 1 World Championship calendar was subject......read more
Austria: Vehicle Proving Ground for Automated Driving
Overview DigiTrans GmbH has developed a vehicle test track where they can produce controlled rain events,......read more
Ontario: Road Weather Network
The Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) is responsible for monitoring and managing the province’s road......read more
CS125 in Road Weather Network
The Utah Department Of Transportation (UDOT) operates a network of roadside weather stations across the state.......read more
Korea: Damage from Freezing Roads
Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) was established in 1969 to construct and manage expressways throughout South......read more
Colorado: RWIS Data from ALERT System
Networks using the ALERT protocol are designed to give immediate access to data that indicates......read more
English Channel Tunnel IceWatch System
The Channel Tunnel (or Chunnel) connects the United Kingdom with France. It is actually a......read more

Related Integrators

The following is a list of companies that have developed expertise in our products and provide consulting, installation, and other services for road weather--rwis applications.