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Department of Transportation

Weather forecasts so accurate, they're used by the DOT 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 us to create efficient, single-source solutions for Departments of Transportation. We integrate accurate sensor data with advanced forecasting, so these agencies can focus on their #1 job: reduce the number of accidents and improve traffic management effectiveness.

With MxVision WeatherSentry® Transportation Edition, specially designed to support winter road maintenance, we provide the reliable weather information invaluable to those road authorities that deal with snow and ice – information that helps maintain safe roads and keep drivers safe – and use their resources efficiently:

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

Rely on the best weather service provider, the one so many DOTs count on:

  • The most accurate precipitation forecasts in the industry for three consecutive years – for the entire 12-month period and for the winter-months only period
  • Patented, configurable weather alerting technology that exclusively delivers the weather conditions of most importance to you (ice, snow, wind, temperature)
  • Meteorological professionals available to help with your questions, online or over the phone, whenever needed

Plus, check out our optional Roadcast® service, including affordable forecasted pavement and bridge deck temperatures and frost forecasts.

“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

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