First-of-Its Kind Mobile Sensor Technology Revolutionizes Road Maintenance Industry

"Vaisala is excited to offer this first-of-its-kind mobile data collection system for our road customers in cities, counties and departments of transportation around the country. We look forward to giving our U.S. customers and the public a unique, hands-on experience with the product during the Vaisala Across America tour," said Antero Jarvinen, Director of Vaisala's Road and Rail Market Segment.

Vaisala developed Condition Patrol in response to industry demands for mobile solutions. The system allows road maintenance crews to gather pavement temperature, air temperature, road conditions, and road friction levels from across their entire network of roads. The data is collected using laser and infrared observations from sensors mounted on maintenance vehicles as opposed to fixed spots along authorities' road networks. The real-time data is then downloaded to a software program that provides recommendations to the maintenance supervisor about road treatment options, allowing them to make more informed decisions - which in turn reduces costs and improves road safety for all drivers.

To provide up-to-the minute updates on tour stops and data from the road, Vaisala has launched a website for Vaisala Across America, www.vaisala.com/mobiletour. Vaisala Across America will end at the Intelligent Transportation Systems America Annual Meeting and Exposition in National Harbor, MD.