Clarus Phase 1 Overview Concept of Operations

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Clarus Phase 1 OverviewConcept of Operations
2007 Clarus Annual Meeting Session 3

• Pat Kennedy
• Transportation Specialist
• FHWA Road Weather Management

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Clarus Initiative Milestones
RFA Phase 1
Connection Incentive Program
Quality Checking Task Force
Proof of Concept Evaluation
System Design Description
Begin Transition to NOAA
Phase 3 RFP Solicitation
Detailed Req Task Force
Hi Level Req Task Force
Critical Design Review
Begin Clarus Initiative
ICC 1 Oklahoma City
Metadata Task Force
ICC 2 Las Vegas
Now
Phase 1
2005
2008
2004
2006
2007
2009
RFA Solicitation
ConOps Delivered
ICC 5 Kansas City
ICC 3 Salt Lake City
ICC 4 Washington DC
Award RFA for ConOps
Proof of Concept Site Visits
Next Generation Algorithm RFP
Award System Design Contract
Proof of Concept State Selection
Concept of Operations Published
Hi Level Requirements Document
Begin Clarus Concept of Operations
Where the Weather Meets the Road
NOAA
ConOps
Sys Design
PoC
Regional Demo
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Three Phase Regional Demonstration

• Phase 1 Request for Applications (RFA)
• Team-based approach
• Creating Clarus ConOps examples of solutions
• Making ESS data available to the Clarus System
• Phase 2 Connection Incentive Program (CIP)
• Build public agency participation in Clarus
• Offset some costs for metadata data access
• Phase 3 Request for Proposals (RFP)
• Private sector to build test the ConOps
• Independent evaluation of the Clarus System

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Phase 1 High Level Objectives

• Develop Concept of Operations (ConOps) documents
  that describe innovative products, services or
  techniques made possible through the use of the
  Clarus system
• Continue to expand the systems database and
  promote participation in the initiative

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Phase 1 Team-based Approach

• Teams were required to have at least 2 members
  (e.g. 2 States or 1 State 1 Province)
• Had to include a designated lead team member (a
  U.S. State DOT)
• State Local DOTs and Canadian Provincial DOTs
  were eligible to be team members
• Interaction with NWS Weather Forecast Offices and
  private sector was encouraged

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Phase 1 ConOps Business Solutions

• Teams will create ConOps
• Based on the IEEE Standard 1362-1998, System
  Definition, Concept of Operations
• Documenting innovation in products, services or
  technologies that result in new or improved
  private sector solutions
• Are technology neutral and do not involve
  proprietary designs
• ConOps can be a compilation of innovations from
  one or more team members

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Phase 1 Providing ESS data to Clarus

• As part of the demonstration process,
  participating DOTs have agreed to
• Provide ESS observations
• Provide ESS metadata

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Phase 1 Milestones

• RFA was posted on 10/1/06
• RFA closing date was 12/1/06
• Up to five teams could be awarded via cooperative
  agreements
• Each team eligible to receive 150K
• Period of performance 9 months

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And the awardees are

• On May 1, 2007, FHWA announced the winning teams
• Aurora Team
• Lead State Iowa
• ALCAN Team
• Lead State Alaska
• Northwest Passage Team
• Lead State South Dakota

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Participants in the
Clarus Multi-State Regional Demonstration
Concept of Operations Development
AK
Yukon
British Columbia
Alberta
ND
WA
MN
MT
WI
SD
ID
WY
IA
Alaska Canada RWP
IL
OH
IN
Iowa Aurora Program
South Dakota NW Passage
Note Underlined State IDs represent team leads