MeteoGroup RoadMaster The world s leading winter road weather solution
Discover why RoadMaster is the world s leading winter road weather solution. Managing winter road maintenance means that you carry great responsibility for efficient operations, and even greater responsibility for traffic safety. Treating roads unnecessarily wastes money and degrades the environment, while an action starting too late can result in severe traffic jams or road accidents. To deploy people and resources with pinpoint accuracy, you need highprecision weather and road temperature data, delivered on a platform that makes tough decisions easy. That s why you need MeteoGroup RoadMaster, the world s leading winter road weather solution. MeteoGroup RoadMaster delivers: The most reliable forecasts On the best platform To give you the most cost-effective solution MeteoGroup / RoadMaster / 02
The most reliable forecasts Effective winter road maintenance starts with forecasts you can count on. MeteoGroup RoadMaster s expert weather room operates mature, road-specific weather models and constantly monitors forecast quality to give you the assurance you need. An Expert Weather Room Team Mature, Road-Specific Weather Models Constantly Monitored for Quality MeteoGroup s team of over 150 meteorologists is recognized worldwide for its expertise and predictive accuracy. This team includes dedicated RoadMaster weather experts with extensive road-specific experience including knowledge about the emergence of different types of road slipperiness. This experience, combined with their understanding of weather patterns and anomalies allows us to support you with unrivalled expertise and 24/7/365 weather room support. MeteoGroup RoadMaster is powered by proprietary, road-specific weather models refined over three decades. Our mature physical and statistical modelling techniques combine the best available weather models with data collected from road weather information stations (RWIS), historical predictions, and records of actual weather conditions to generate the most precise location-specific forecasts available. Our unique weather model has consistently proven to be more accurate and reliable than any alternative. As conditions change, you need weather information that s accurate and up to date. We constantly monitor the quality of our forecasts: both by having meteorologists correct them as needed, 24/7, and by benchmarking against alternatives. Constant monitoring of factors such as road-surface temperature and condition, together with our capacity to incorporate live weather observations into our model, ensure that our forecast is of the highest quality in changing conditions. Analysis of radar and satellite images further refines our forecasts and nowcasts. Benchmarking has consistently shown our forecasts to outperform both raw weather models and the competition. MeteoGroup / RoadMaster / 03
The best platform RoadMaster delivers forecasts on the best available road weather platform. Our development has been powered by thousands of interactions with customers like you producing a clear, to-the-point user interface that gives you the most relevant information first. You can even integrate RoadMaster information directly into your own systems. Customer-driven development You asked and we listened. RoadMaster s customer-centric development has been powered by extensive user feedback. MeteoGroup has tailored the features of our web-based platform and our mobile-based app to best suit your needs. Clear, to-the-point user interface MeteoGroup RoadMaster s clear, to-the-point user interface simplifies decision making by giving you the most relevant information first. Then you can drill down to important details with ease. Get effortless access to short-term and long-term road specific forecasts. Easy-to-read color-coded tables identify the most relevant information at a glance. The hazard table alerts you to any upcoming road weather hazards such as hoar frost, snow, ice, and freezing rain. RoadMaster s platform gives you a clear overview of road-surface temperatures and data from RWIS sites. View real-time and forecasts for the coming 3 hours and animated precipitation type radar to distinguish between rain, hail, snow and freezing rain. RoadMaster also provides you with animated satellite images to determine cloud cover. RoadMaster s premium Decision Support System (DSS) can even advise you on the optimal time window for salting and the latest safe time to carry out the gritting action. Integration with your systems Want to visualize our forecasts your way? MeteoGroup s weather API lets you incorporate information from RoadMaster into your existing systems, to be displayed through the interface that you are most familiar and comfortable with. Integration can also be a two-way street. MeteoGroup applies the data from your RWIS in the locations specific forecasts, and display the measurements and forecasts in RoadMasters s web-based platform. Whatever you choose, MeteoGroup s professional services can to help you carry out a smooth and successful integration. MeteoGroup / RoadMaster / 04
The most cost-effective solution By delivering the most accurate forecasts on the best platform, RoadMaster provides the world s most cost-effective road weather solution. It lowers your operating costs by reducing unneeded salting actions, liability costs by helping to ensure that needed actions are not missed, and even your cost to the environment. Lower operating costs Using MeteoGroup RoadMaster will lower operating costs often saving the annual cost of RoadMaster in a single prevented gritting action MeteoGroup s long-term forecasts can help you estimate personnel needs and the amount of salting material and equipment that will be necessary, while our short-term forecasts will help you to decide whether a gritting action is needed, and when and where it should be carried out. Our premier service uses road-awareness and measurements of residual salt levels to help you determine the optimal amount of future treatments. In addition, our web portal allow you to share information with your stakeholders in an effortless manner, eliminating the administrative burdens. Lower liability costs RoadMaster increases driver safety by reducing the likelihood of missing a necessary salting action. In addition, MeteoGroup protects you by archiving all the weather data used in your decision making process. Use historical figures as evidence to support your judgment on gritting actions. Easy access to archived Easy access to archived RWIS measurements and road weather forecasts, together with logging of action decisions can lower your defence and settlement costs. Lower environmental costs Salt seeps into groundwater, where it can stay for long periods of time and damage vegetation. RoadMaster will help you to find the perfect balance between driver safety and environmental impact. Eliminating unnecessary salting actions will not only save you money, it will also make your operation more environmentally friendly. MeteoGroup / RoadMaster / 05
Essex Highways We have been working with MeteoGroup for over the past 18 years and three separately awarded contracts. the services we receive from MeteoGroup form a critical part of our day to day operations and decision making. I would not hesitate in recommending their services to any other Highway Winter Operation teams. Robbie Jamieson, Winter Service Manager, Essex Highways RoadMaster s dashboard is dynamically built to show only the relevant hazards in your area. It gives you a complete overview at a glance, from observation and forecast to hazard warnings and your scheduled actions. Each row clearly displays a different hazard type, while easy color-coding indicates the severity of the hazard per hour. Click on a domain for detailed measurements, forecasts and camera images, or the action log to plan and record your actions. MeteoGroup / RoadMaster / 06
MeteoGroup Roadmaster RoadMaster is the world s leading winter road weather solution, and it s easy to see why. It provides the most reliable forecasts, delivered on the best platform making it the most cost-effective solution. RoadMaster combines everything you need to minimize your costs and limit your environmental impact without jeopardizing the safety on the road. About MeteoGroup MeteoGroup, the global weather authority, combines accurate science with advanced technology and local expertise with global reach. MeteoGroup is trusted by hundreds of government agencies, thousands of companies and millions of consumers. MeteoGroup is ISO 9001 and BS OSHAS 18001 quality certified. Learn more about how our solutions can benefit you at www.meteogroup.com. MeteoGroup / RoadMaster / 07