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Gladness reporting system

Province of North Brabant

The algorithm uses sensor data to make a calculation for predictions of slipperiness risks. These predictions are used to determine where to grit (preventively), in consultation with meteorologists. In addition, the algorithm can issue various alarms, for example when there is a chance of wet road sections freezing.

Last change on 10th of July 2024, at 8:18 (CET) | Publication Standard 1.0
Publication category
Other algorithms
Impact assessment
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Status
In use

General information

Theme

Traffic

Begin date

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Contact information

algoritmeregister@brabant.nl

Responsible use

Goal and impact

Objective:

The purpose of the algorithm is to ensure road safety and traffic flow, by reporting slipperiness risks in time, allowing for timely gritting.


Impact:

Citizens, especially road users, who use the road network. They notice whether there has been gritting or not.

Considerations

Negative impacts and risks are negligible. The expected benefits mainly focus on more efficient process and discard policies.

Human intervention

The algorithm is advisory, and has no decision-making power. There is always a human who decides whether gritting will indeed be done or not.

Risk management

If the algorithm does not work properly and gritting is not carried out in time, road safety may be compromised, in addition to which throughput may be reduced. This risk is overcome because gritting is always done in consultation with meteorologists. If meteorologists indicate that they think it should be gritted, while the algorithm does not indicate this, a decision to grit can still be made. A second risk is that the situation is considered at specific measuring points (15 in Brabant) at which the risk to the surrounding area is determined. This can lead to inaccuracies. This risk is also overcome by cooperating with meteorologists.

Legal basis

Roads Act - duty of effort to keep road network safe. Section 16 onwards of the Roads Act.

Operations

Data

The data used is the sensor data from the measurement points: - Road temperature - Air temperature - Subsurface temperature - Precipitation - Conductivity - Dew point temperature. No sensitive/personal data is used.

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