Thermal Mapping Sample Clauses

Thermal Mapping. Thermal Mapping is the only proven and established technique to determine surface temperature relationship across an entire road or runway network. Road / pavement surface temperatures may vary by up to 10°C in localised areas creating problems for winter service engineers dealing with snow and ice hazards. Thermal Mapping can become an integral part of an effective Ice Prediction system providing a mechanism for extending point specific sensor site information between individual weather stations and across a road network. The main benefits of Thermal Mapping include: • Identification of potentially dangerous sections; • Enables selective anti-icing strategies through Thermal Route design; • Identifies the optimum location and number of road weather stations; • Extends ice prediction from site specific weather stations to an entire road network; • Can be utilised to improve forecasting and development of Climatic Domain design; and • Provides quantitative reference data. The power of Thermal Mapping as a decision-making tool is maximised when integrated into the Vaisala's Ice Prediction System. Site specific forecast data from a road weather station can be extended to all roads within a network using Thermal Mapping, enabling accurate and timely treatment of hazards.