Vaisala's Online Calculator Wins Better Roads Award
December 7, 2011 - Vaisala's RoadDSS Value Calculator, a free online tool developed by the leading road weather solution provider, has won a "2011 Best New Products Top Rollouts" award from Better Roads magazine. With the free online RoadDSS Value Calculator, local road authorities can evaluate their potential cost and community savings to using road weather information systems or road decision support systems for winter operations.
The Calculator asks the users 12 questions about road maintenance operations. Once the user has input infrastructure and cost information, the calculator uses embedded algorithms to produce calculated savings based on referenced study findings and regional averages. The report provides a breakdown of all direct and indirect cost savings, including safety and environmental aspects. Users can adjust any of the information they've input into the calculator to better tailor their end report, and they can modify the assumptions made by the application to achieve more localized and accurate results.
The editors of Better Roads award Top Rollout recognition each year to the products that enrich the highway and bridge construction industry with innovation, productivity and/or greater supplier competition.
More information:
Jon Tarleton, Vaisala Roads Marketing Manager
Tel. +1 314 872 0509 , jon.tarleton[at]vaisala.com
www.vaisala.com/roaddsscalc/
About Vaisala Roads and Rail
Using the latest weather technology designed for Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vaisala's leading weather observation products and decision support solutions help Road and Rail authorities worldwide optimize traffic safety and improve operational efficiency.
About Vaisala
Vaisala is a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement. Building on 75 years of experience, Vaisala contributes to a better quality of life by providing a comprehensive range of innovative observation and measurement products and services for meteorology, weather critical operations and controlled environments. Headquartered in Finland, Vaisala employs over 1300 professionals worldwide and is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
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