Installations of the RAMS include locations where frequent flooding of a roadway, culvert or other area occurs. As well as immediate notification of flooding, RAMS can automatically activate warning lights or signs to advise highway travelers. One potential use that was suggested at a recent highway convention was monitoring of severe ice conditions in rivers. Inoperative or defective traffic control signals or intersection signals are potentially very hazardous and dangerous for both vehicle and pedestrian traffic. RAMS could be utilized to constantly monitor the condition and operation of the traffic signals.
RAMS is ideal for monitoring of any remote site, equipment or security situation.
Potential uses, such as these and others for the RAMS technology, are virtually unlimited. Special sensors are embedded in the traffic lane to monitor temperature and moisture so that accurate predictions of potential ice, snow, or black ice can be formulated. Whenever ice or snow conditions are expected, the system automatically sprays the anti-icing material that is then dispensed via precision spray nozzles mounted flush to the road surface or on the side of the bridge. Since most bridges will freeze or ice well in advance of the approaching roadway, many motorists are caught off-guard resulting in high accident ratios. A remote monitoring station can be alerted or notified whenever the system has been activated.