Bettendorf, Iowa recently installed the Advanced Road Weather Information System, ARWIS, designed to monitor road freezing hazard and local weather conditions including fog.
This package of Lufft environmental sensors is a powerful tool for precise weather detection and immediate communication to response teams.
Lufft products involved in the system include: IRS31. Passive road sensor, installed in the road, flush with the surface. Detects sub-surface temperature and ice/water levels and salt concentration on the road surface.
VS20 - UMB. Visibility sensor measuring up to 2 kilometers, or 1.2 miles.
WS400 - UMB. Compact Weather Station, featuring sensors for temperature, relative humidity, precipitation (snow, sleet, hail, rain), and barometric pressure. |