Weather for Arizona Roles and Responsibilities

StakeholderRole and Responsibility
ADOTManage Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) statewide.
Install and maintain weather station field elements able to gather weather information and communicate with passing vehicles to send and collect environmental monitoring data and other road weather information with location and timestamp information.
Collect environmental probe data from short range communications equipment that communicates with appropriately equipped probe vehicles.
Receive and send road condition information from weather service providers in real time.
Remotely control weather sensors that measure road surface conditions including temperature, moisture, icing, salinity and other measures.
Monitor, collect operational status, and maintain roadside and vehicle based environmental sensors.
Process collected environmental information and issue specific road weather warnings, alerts and advisories derived from sensor data
Monitor traffic and environmental information and calculate appropriate speed limits and provide this information to connected vehicles or roadway signage.
Monitor and control all ADOT field equipment.
Monitor weather conditions and provide road weather conditions to other agencies.
Collect and share road conditions and weather data from environmental sensors in the roadway or from on board vehicle sensors
Maintain field equipment.
Poll field equipment for RWIS for operations and maintenance needs and maintain field equipment.
Provide information on traffic conditions, environment conditions, weather and event information from the requested voice activated phone system.
Collects and archives traffic and environmental information directly from the roadside for use in off-line planning, research, and analysis.
Collect, process, store and disseminate weather information to travelers.
Arizona Cities and TownsMonitor, collect operational status, and maintain roadside and vehicle based environmental sensors.
Collect and share road conditions and weather data from environmental sensors in the roadway or from on board vehicle sensors
Receive and send road condition information from weather service providers in real time.
Remotely control weather sensors that measure road surface conditions including temperature, moisture, icing, salinity and other measures.
Process collected environmental information and issue specific road weather warnings, alerts and advisories derived from sensor data
Remotely control flood weather sensors that measure water levels and road surface conditions
Arizona CountiesRemotely control flood weather sensors that measure water levels and road surface conditions
Receive and send road condition information from weather service providers in real time.
Remotely control weather sensors that measure road surface conditions including temperature, moisture, icing, salinity and other measures.
Process collected environmental information and issue specific road weather warnings, alerts and advisories derived from sensor data
Monitor, collect operational status, and maintain roadside and vehicle based environmental sensors.
Collect and share road conditions and weather data from environmental sensors in the roadway or from on board vehicle sensors
Arizona Division of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA)Activation in evacuation during emergencies.
MediaAlert travelers of weather conditions
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)Disseminate real time weather data to traffic management centers and traffic operations centers
Assimilate current data and forecast weather conditions.
Private Information Service ProvidersCoordinate and facilitate sharing of traffic, event, weather, incident and other information on corridors crossing the boundaries between States and/or Districts
Coordinate and facilitate sharing of traffic, event, weather, incident and other information on corridors crossing the boundaries between States and/or Districts
TravelersUtilize information provided by public agencies through DMS, smart phones, 511, etc... to re-route, telecommute or otherwise avoid traffic incidents.
Set vehicles to collect and send weather data and location data with a timestamp to weather monitoring centers.
Tribal Governments - StatewideCollect and share road conditions and weather data from environmental sensors in the roadway or from on board vehicle sensors
Monitor, collect operational status, and maintain roadside and vehicle based environmental sensors.
Process collected environmental information and issue specific road weather warnings, alerts and advisories derived from sensor data
Receive and send road condition information from weather service providers in real time.
Remotely control flood weather sensors that measure water levels and road surface conditions
Remotely control weather sensors that measure road surface conditions including temperature, moisture, icing, salinity and other measures.