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17TH World Congress on Road Winter Service, Resilience and Decarbonisation - Pre-proceedings of the Congress

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Winter Service Session 05 - Automatic Spreading and Digitalisation Part 2

Wednesday, March 11 09:30 - 11:00
Chair: Jan Slippens, Senior advisor winter maintenance / Rijkswaterstaat, Netherland
Room: Hall E

This session continues to highlight global innovations that enhance safety, efficiency, and sustainability in winter service, with presentations from the call for papers. Experts from Sweden, Italy, and Japan will showcase pioneering solutions including responsive salt spreading technologies, AI‑driven platforms for optimized maintenance and traffic management, advanced onboard lighting systems to assist driving in poor visibility, and mobile applications that support snow removal operations by informing operators of road obstructions. Together, these contributions demonstrate how automation and digitalisation are transforming winter service practices and strengthening resilience worldwide.

  1. Welcome and session introduction
  2. Presentations
  3. Questions and Answers
  4. Conclusion
  5. Organization

Welcome and session introduction

• Jan Slippens, Senior advisor winter maintenance / Rijkswaterstaat, Netherland

Presentations

  • Smart Winter Road Solutions with responsive salt spreading
    • Jörgen BOGREN (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
    Individual paper Individual paper (pdf - 807KB)
  • Towards Smart Winter Roads: An AI-Driven Platform for Optimized Maintenance and Traffic Management
    • Marco LOTTI (ALMAVIVA S.p.a., Italy)
    Individual paper Individual paper (pdf - 1.1MB)
  • Development of an Onboard Lighting System to Assist Driving in Poor Visibility Conditions
    • Haruhiko MURATA (Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region, Japan)
    Individual paper Individual paper (pdf - 682KB)
  • Development of an app that informs location of obstruction on the road for snow removal vehicle operator
    • Mitsuru YAMADA (Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region, Japan)
    Individual paper Individual paper (pdf - 676KB)

Questions and Answers

• Moderator: Jan Slippens, Senior advisor winter maintenance / Rijkswaterstaat, Netherland

Conclusion

• Jan Slippens, Senior advisor winter maintenance / Rijkswaterstaat, Netherland

Organization

Session Organiser: Horst Hanke, Leader of the German Winter Service Committee, Germany
Session Secretary: [To be confirmed]