Unit Cost Entry

Unit Cost Element - Environmental Sensing Station (Weather Station)

Unit Cost Component - Environmental Sensing Station

Spokane, Washington, USA

Description

Installation costs for a weather station (RWIS-ESS) at Laurier including a camera system and tower, and an array of sensors (wind speed, temp, precipitation, pavement conditions, and humidity) to collect images and data costs $44,383. Other ancillary costs associated with construction, housing , and power hook-up can raise cost to $83,403 per site.

Cost Type

Actual

Data Date

2003

Reported Units



Units

Each (EA)

Year (Dollars)

2003

Capital Cost per Unit ($)

$44,383.00

O & M Cost per Unit ($)



Lifetime

years


Notes

Source

Evaluation of Rural ITS Information Systems Along U.S. 395, Spokane, Washington

Author: Cluett, Chris, et al.

Published By: Federal Highway Administration, U.S. DOT

Prepared by Battelle for the U.S. DOT

EDL Number: 13955

URL: http://ntl.bts.gov/lib//j
podocs/repts_te//13955.ht
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Unit Cost Details

Capital Cost per Unit: $44,383.00

O&M Cost per Unit:

Year (Dollars): 2003

Lifetime: years

Benefits From This Source

In a mountainous area of Spokane, Washington, 94 percent of travelers surveyed indicated that a road weather information website made them better prepared to travel; 56 percent agreed the information helped them avoid travel delays.

In a mountainous region of Spokane, Washington, about one-third of CVOs interviewed would consider changing routes based on the information provided on a road weather information website and highway advisory radio system; however, few could identify viable alternate routes.

Application Areas

Intelligent Transportation Systems > Road Weather Management > Surveillance, Monitoring, & Prediction > Atmospheric Conditions

Intelligent Transportation Systems > Road Weather Management > Surveillance, Monitoring, & Prediction > Pavement Conditions

Related Unit Cost Subsystems

Roadside Detection (RS-D)

Keywords

RWIS, ESS, Environmental Sensor Station, RWIS Station, road monitoring, weather station, environmental sensing station

ID: 2009-00026