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GeoStream™ COMPASS is a comprehensive customer-controlled weather support application for year-round maintenance, traffic and fixed asset operations, and executive management decision support.
Numeric Weather Prediction
Model Output
GeoStream™ COMPASS gives the customer control of their preferred Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) outputs that are displayed in a final consensus forecast. This includes publicly available NWP models (e.g. HRRR, NBM, GFS, NAM), non-public NWP models (e.g. ECMWF), and can include third-party blended model output.
Our software package provides forecasts for customer-specified maintenance patrol road segments and Road Weather Information System (RWIS) stations. Each forecast can be configured to provide hourly values of each of the following weather items, out to 48 hours in advance.
- Air temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
- Dew point temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
- Probability of precipitation during the hour
- Predominant precipitation type
- Precipitation rate in inches per hour
- Running total of expected snowfall or ice accumulation during the forecast period
- Wind direction and speed reported in half-octant form, i.e., NW, SSE, etc., where an octant is equal to 45 degrees. Proposer will provide wind speeds in miles per hour
- Wind gust speed
- Pavement condition
- Road surface temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
- Bridge temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
- Friction/Grip forecast
All forecast values are displayed both graphically (time-series) and in tabular text form. The tabular and graphical hourly forecasts automatically update to the HRRR model every 1-hour unless the customer chooses another model to rely on - GeoStream™ COMPASS will then default to the chosen model run unless the forecaster specifies otherwise. All forecasts are available via the Internet for the client to access at work, at home, or on the go. The site is password protected and can be accessed by at least 500 users simultaneously on Google Chrome.
GeoStream™ COMPASS is an optimized as a desktop application for extensive analysis and operations planning and decisions. GeoStream™ COMPASS also works on smartphones* and tablets and is optimized for ease of navigation and view area on a small screen and fingertip operation.
* Smartphone operations work best in landscape mode due to extensive use of detailed data tables
Precipitation Tracking
Maps, Tables and Graphs
The daily summary is a 7-day extended forecast with daily highs, lows, and precipitation chances in a tabular view. It is ideal for providing operations planners a quick look at the forecast for any point on the map. Additional parameters such as snow depth and water equivalent moisture from any precipitation are also provided
Visualization and data management for additional infomation sources
These data include:
- Avalanche forecast polygons, metadata and forecast information for applicable avalanche zones
- Crowd-sourced friction data from passenger vehicles
- Crowd-sourced road roughness data from passenger vehicles
- High-resolution radar and precipitation
- Image analytics providing road conditions
- National Weather Service weather and civil alerts as interactive polygons
- Integrated interally created products: Morning Weather Report; Daily Forecast; etc
Historical data and lookback capability.
These data will include:
- Radar
- Satellite
- Road Surface Forecasts
- RWIS Observation Data
- Crowd-sourced friction observations
- Seasonal snowfall accumulations: 1 day; 1 week; 1 month; season to date
- Customer generated mobile observations: AVL; friction; geo-tab plow information
Executive Briefing
Center
GeoStream™ Executive Briefing Center is an add-on feature to GeoStream™ COMPASS. Executive Briefing Center provides customer control of which Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models will be displayed in the final consensus forecast. The NWP models may be chosen by your own experts who know the region and forecast the best. The output may be used to brief the media and high-level executives.
Tools include:
- High-resolution radar reflectivity and precipitation type
- Multi-channel satellite layers (e.g., water vapor, visible, infrared)
- Crowd-sourced third-party friction data aligned to applicable road segments
- National Weather Service weather warnings, watches, advisoties and civil alerts polygons
- Additional customer-specific geospatial data per customer request (e.g., avalanche conditions and forecasts, flood potential)
NIRA Dynamics
Through our partnership with NIRA Dynamics, GeoStream™ COMPASS includes the option of accessing NIRA's groundbreaking innovations in Vehicle Assistance, Driver Support and Road Maintenance
This translates into a powerful tool to detect potential road condition incidents before they would usaully be discovered. With friction and road roughness data available as simple visuals (red, orange, yellow, green), NIRA Dynamics road data are easy to understand and consume at a glance. For deeper inspection, GeoStream™ COMPASS allows for each NIRA Dynamics product to be queried offering the ability to display data on-screen or export to a formatted report.
Nira Dynamics offers real-time connected vehicle data for geospatial monitoring. These data will include:
- Friction: proven to be the most accurate way of describing vehicle traction
- Wetness (via windshield wiper activity)
- Ambient temperature
- Slippery alerts based on road users
Some of the insights provided include:
- Performance KPI’s: Road Regain, seasonal performance, state-wide or per district.
- Slippery prone area identification
- Thermal mapping
Third Party
Data Integration
We know that modern times call for modern solutions. New third-party data solutions are popping up on a routine basis and GeoStream™ COMPASS is here to help! Source your own data and we can seamlessly include it in your custom software package.
These can include:
- RWIS or other private weather data networks
- Traffic cameras
- Traffic flow data
- Road friction data
- Mobile observations from fleets
Impeccable Customer
Service
GeoStream™ COMPASS comes with WeatherBELL’s no-nonsense customer support. To ensure all forecast requirements are met at the beginning of each season, and to ensure that issues are addressed throughout the contract period, our customers can expect:
- A project manager assigned to conduct an implementation meeting
- Will finalize the implementation of the forecast services and details regarding communication and expectations of the services
- Arrangements will be made for a test of all services prior to the beginning of the forecast period to identify any issues in communication or format
- Monthly or semi-monthly status calls
- Responses to requests for bug fixes within 24-hours
- Access to high-end graphics developers and graphics capabilities
- Yearly presentations to field staff outlining any new service features and a general winter outlook
- Availablity for an annual post-season review with central maintenance staff to discuss any remaining issues or service items that need to be addressed for the following season
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