Increasing the Utilization of Weather Data for Safety Applications and Traveler Information

Project Description

Reductions in visibility due to fog pose a significant hazard for motorists. Timely information regarding potentially foggy conditions could alert drivers to hazardous conditions and lead to behavioral changes that could decrease the likelihood of a crash. This effort aims to develop short-term, localized visibility predictions for use in traveler information systems and forensic analyses and will explore technologies for disseminating visibility-related weather information to travelers.

Project Personnel

• Dr. Venkata R. Duddu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• Dr. Srinivas Pulugurtha, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• Dr. Matthew Eastin, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• Dr. Christopher Godfrey, University of North Carolina at Asheville
• Jacob Radford, University of North Carolina at Asheville (student)

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