Lesson
Anticipate and plan for delays in deployment related to weather and the physical environment.
Alaska DOT&PF’s experience integrating a common technology into ITS and IT plans.
12/1/2003
Alaska,United States
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Lesson Learned
Anticipate and plan for weather-related and other delays in physical deployment.
This project encountered delays related to weather and the physical environment. Weather conditions, for example, were a great concern. When a helicopter is the only way to get to the repeater site, weather can delay work for weeks. With repeater systems, high ground is the optimum location. Clouds are common around mountains however. Further, permafrost presents special challenges to achieving a positive earth ground for digital communications. Several sites required multiple wells drilled to find water to provide the ground. There are many places in Alaska where water is difficult to find. One site required four wells before finding water. In remote locations in the northern, eastern and western parts of Alaska, water may be difficult to find. The Department of Administration adjusted the final build out date for these areas from 2006 to 2008 in anticipation of the permafrost grounding issue.
This project encountered delays related to weather and the physical environment. Weather conditions, for example, were a great concern. When a helicopter is the only way to get to the repeater site, weather can delay work for weeks. With repeater systems, high ground is the optimum location. Clouds are common around mountains however. Further, permafrost presents special challenges to achieving a positive earth ground for digital communications. Several sites required multiple wells drilled to find water to provide the ground. There are many places in Alaska where water is difficult to find. One site required four wells before finding water. In remote locations in the northern, eastern and western parts of Alaska, water may be difficult to find. The Department of Administration adjusted the final build out date for these areas from 2006 to 2008 in anticipation of the permafrost grounding issue.
Lesson Categories
Application Areas
Intelligent Transportation Systems > Emergency Management > Response & Recovery > Emergency Traveler Information
Intelligent Transportation Systems > Emergency Management > Response & Recovery > Response Management
Intelligent Transportation Systems > Freeway Management > Surveillance > Infrastructure
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Keywords
CCTV, closed circuit television cameras, road monitoring, security
Lesson ID: 2005-00066
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