'SnowMan' Software Helps Keep Snow Drifts Off The Road
Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 23:35
in Mathematics & Economics
Snow that blows and drifts across roadways has long troubled road maintenance crews and commuters alike, creating treacherous driving conditions and requiring additional maintenance resources to mitigate the problem. Now, engineers have developed "SnowMan," a user-friendly, desktop software package that puts cost-effective solutions to the snow drift problem at the fingertips of highway designers and road maintenance personnel.