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System and method for weather mapping to road segments

US8521426B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 2009
Grant dateAug 27, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/096888
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for generating a weather index mapped to a road segment for a particular time frame includes receiving weather condition information for a plurality of time periods, parsing the weather condition information to determine weather conditions for a road segment defined by a starting point and an ending point for the plurality of time periods, and generating a plurality of weather indices for the road segment. Each weather index is associated with one of the plurality of time periods and is representative of a predicted traffic impact based on historical information of the received weather conditions for the road segment. The plurality of time periods includes at least one future time period and the weather condition information includes forecasted weather information.

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