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Department of Transportation

Forecasts so accurate, they're used by DOTs in 35 states

Key Clients

  • Alberta Transportation
  • Illinois DOT
  • Iowa DOT
  • Maryland DOT
  • Massachusetts DOT
  • Maine DOT
  • New Jersey DOT
  • Ohio DOT

Telvent’s broad expertise in advanced weather information technologies allows it to create efficient, single-source solutions. It integrates accurate sensor data with advanced forecasting to help departments of transportation reduce accidents and improve traffic management effectiveness.

With MxVision WeatherSentry® Transportation Edition, specially designed to support winter road maintenance, you receive reliable weather information to deal with snow and ice, maintain safe roads, and keep drivers safe. Use your resources efficiently to:

  • Avoid plowing too early or late
  • Improve crew scheduling
  • Pre-treat to reduce winter road maintenance costs
  • Avoid unneeded treatments
  • Improve public relations and reduce driver complaints

Telvent delivers:

  • The most accurate precipitation forecasts in the industry for four consecutive years — both for the entire 12-month period and for the winter-months only
  • Patented*, configurable weather alerts that exclusively deliver information on the conditions of greatest importance to you (ice, snow, wind, temperature) via e-mail, cell phone or computer
  • Meteorological professionals available for consultations, online or over the phone, whenever needed

Plus, Telvent’s optional Roadcast® service provides affordable forecasted pavement and bridge deck temperatures and frost forecasts.

To support summer operations, Telvent now also delivers...

  • New! GPS-based roaming weather and lightning alerts for your current position — automatically pushed to your Apple® iPhone® or Android®, updated automatically wherever you go
  • New! Animated mobile weather maps for MxVision WeatherSentry Mobile® users with lightning strikes, radar, pan and zoom capabilities, and more for a complete weather picture on the go
  • New! A third lightning range ring provides a caution zone for a three-step response to lightning dangers
“The information we receive allows us to more effectively respond to storms, which benefits Illinois taxpayers. We can refine staffing levels and adjust parameters of what employees are doing based on what we see."
— Tim Peters, equipment engineer, Illinois DOT

* Products mentioned above may be covered by one or more of the following patents: U.S. Patent No. 6,753,784, or 7,602,285

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