The Weather Data Environment (WxDE) is a comprehensive system for managing a national road weather observation database available to the road weather community for operations and research. The system manages Road Weather Information System(RWIS) observation data for States, Cities, Counties, and MPOs with the ultimate objective of being a shared source for all RWIS data nationally. The WxDE provides tools for acquiring quality-checked road weather data and forecasts from various (RWIS) in differing data formats, and data transfer protocols. The WxDE supports subscriptions for access to real-time data in near real time. This access provides data for winter operation decision support, connected vehicle research, application development and pilot project demonstrations. Success of the WxDE is predicated on continuous collaboration between the contributors and the users of the data. Weather events do not happen within individual states or county borders. By providing access to shared road weather data from across the nation, decision support solutions used by maintenance operators can be more efficient and effective. The WxDE is a critical tool for the road weather community as we continue to advance road weather research and operations in pursuit of our ultimate goal of achieving the highest levels of safety, mobility and productivity on the nation’s surface transportation system. This presentation will discuss in detail the WxDE in its current form, including operations and research applications. The discussion will include a scenario based step by step approach to integrating road weather data into any city or county road weather management program and highlight the value to the program. It will also demonstrate how the WxDE fits into a larger framework of Non-Recurring Event data as part of a comprehensive Transportation System Management Operation (TSMO) plan.

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