Techniques for Managing Snow Removal Equipment Leveraging Social Media
First Claim
1. A method for sharing road condition information, the method comprising the steps of:
- collecting data from vehicles related to road conditions at various locations;
storing the data in a off-vehicle system;
processing the data to determine what type of maintenance activity is needed based on the road conditions; and
providing the maintenance activity and the locations to dispatchers to enable routing of municipal vehicles to the locations to address the road conditions.
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Abstract
Techniques that leverage social media to proactively respond to inclement weather conditions such as snow that affect road conditions and, for example, coordinate snow removal from the roads are provided. In one aspect, a method for sharing road condition information is provided. The method includes the following steps. Data is collected from vehicles related to road conditions at various locations. The data is stored in an off-vehicle system. The data is processed to determine what type of maintenance activity is needed based on the road conditions. The maintenance activity and the locations are provided to dispatchers to enable routing of municipal vehicles to the locations to address the road conditions. A system for sharing road conditions is also provided.
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1. A method for sharing road condition information, the method comprising the steps of:
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collecting data from vehicles related to road conditions at various locations; storing the data in a off-vehicle system; processing the data to determine what type of maintenance activity is needed based on the road conditions; and providing the maintenance activity and the locations to dispatchers to enable routing of municipal vehicles to the locations to address the road conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for sharing road condition information, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor device, coupled to the memory, operative to; collect data from vehicles related to road conditions at various locations; store the data in a off-vehicle system; process the data to determine what type of maintenance activity is needed based on the road conditions; and provide the maintenance activity and the locations to dispatchers to enable routing of municipal vehicles to the locations to address the road conditions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. An article of manufacture for sharing road condition information, comprising a machine-readable recordable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
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collecting data from vehicles related to road conditions at various locations; storing the data in a off-vehicle system; processing the data to determine what type of maintenance activity is needed based on the road conditions; and providing the maintenance activity and the locations to dispatchers to enable routing of municipal vehicles to the locations to address the road conditions. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A system for sharing road condition information, the system comprising:
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a validation engine configured to i) collect data from vehicles related to road conditions at various locations and ii) process the data to determine what type of maintenance activity is needed based on the road conditions; a database configured to store the data; and a notification engine configured to provide the maintenance activity and the locations to dispatchers to enable routing of municipal vehicles to the locations to address the road conditions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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