Service: Elsa - AI-assisted spreading decisions

Responsible organisation: Agency for Roads and Traffic (AWV) (Central-Government)

The Agency for Roads and Traffic (AWV) is responsible for the control of slippery conditions on Flemish roads under its own management. The AWV winter service is supported for this with various data sources and technical tools. AWV has been investing for some time in its own ice cream measurement system (GMS) that combines real-time results from measuring points and measuring stations with weather forecasts from the RMI.The knowledge and expertise of the employees is very different and is translated into a not very consistent spreading policy across the districts. However, the roads do not stop at the boundary line between two districts. That is why AWV wants to have a system developed that can support district employees in their choice of spreading and that can lead to more uniform spreading decisions across the districts. By combining physical rules and machine learning techniques , the system can help make the assessment and indicate which type of spreading material, in what quantity and at what time, is most appropriate to make and keep the roads in the district ice-free.

Additional information

Source Open Innovation Regione Lombardia
Web site  https://innovatieveoverheidsopdrachten.be/projecten/elsa-door-ai-ondersteunde-strooibeslissingen
Start/end date 2021 -
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