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1Pathfinder Meeting – Salt Lake City, UT – June 30-July 1, 2015
Pathfinder Meeting
Paul Pisano, FHWADuane Carpenter, NWS
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Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, June 30• 11:00 Welcoming Remarks &
Agenda Overview• 11:15 Re-introductions• 11:30 Concept Review• Noon Lunch (in house)• 1:00 Wyoming Presentation(s)
& Open Discussion• 2:10 Break• 2:20 Utah Presentation(s) &
Open Discussion• 3:30 Break• 3:40 Nevada Presentation(s) &
Open Discussion• 4:50 Wrap-up
Wednesday, July 1• 8:00 Survey Results• 8:45 The Guidance Document:
In-depth discussion• 10:00 Break• 10:15 The Guidance
Document: Continued Discussion
• 11:00 Project Next Steps & Open Discussion
• Noon Adjourn
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Introductions
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The “Pathfinder” Project
• Better public decision-support • Weather forecast translated to
transportation impact message• Data sharing and collaboration over
the message• Consistent message from all public
sources State DOTs
Private Sector Weathe
r Provider
s
National Weathe
r Service
Goal: Develop Guidance for Improving Collaboration Between State DOTs and the Weather Enterprise
This project is about building collaborative relationships between State DOTs and the Weather Enterprise to improve the weather message to the public:
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Documentation Goals• To identify successful collaboration habits;• To identify challenges, opportunities for
improvement and goals for future weather events;• To prepare after-action review discussions with
partners;• To help decide what data are pertinent for
archiving;• To build a reference library for easy post-season
review; and• To assist in the effort to develop guidelines for other
state DOTs, WFOs and private firms to optimize the safety and mobility of the transportation system.
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Documentation Details
• Web-based questionnaires were made available to DOTs and WFOs after each event, asking about:• Weather, impact & timing details from the event• Collaboration details (when, who, how)• Public products that resulted from collaboration• Results of collaborative messaging • Challenges, successes, lessons learned
• Data archiving guide (much of this is automated)Traveler Information Road Weather Info Collaboration Public Response VMS & 511 RWIS data Phone calls &
emails Traffic data
Social media Camera images NWSChat logs News stories Local media Maintenance logs In-person
meetings Public feedback
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Project Details (1 of 2)
• Timeline to present:Fall 2013: • Identified 4 cases that capture the relationships between
DOTs and the Weather Enterprise• Chose 4 states, with different working relationships, to test
& document the collaboration model
Spring 2014: • Kick-off meeting with 4 state DOTs, WFOs and private
sector forecast providersSummer 2014: • Development of documentation tools for participants
Winter season 2014/15: • Test period and documentation of collaborative efforts
between participants
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Project Details (2 of 2)
• Timeline – next stepsSummer 2015: • Development of draft guidance document
Fall 2015
• Develop outreach/training material
Winter season 2015/16
• Evaluate the draft guidance across the core states and a few new ones
Spring 2016
• Revise guidance based on evaluation
• Get upper management support/approval
Summer/Fall 2016
• Broadly distribute guidance
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Contacts
Paul Pisano, FHWAPhone: [email protected]
Brenda Boyce, Booz Allen [email protected]
Duane Carpenter, NOAA/[email protected]
Kevin Barjenbruch, NWS/Salt Lake City [email protected]