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Updated 8:00 AM EST, April 15, 2008
 Deployment Statistics        


Weather Using Private Vendors for ESS Data Collection, RWIS Network Operation, or RWIS Network Maintenance

2004 National Summary


Number of States Surveyed / Returned SurveyNumber of States Using ESSTotal Number of ESSNumber of States Using Private Vendors for the Following Tasks
ESS Data CollectionRWIS Network OperationRWIS Network Maintenance
50 / 48361407181518

2004 Statewide Summary

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StateUses ESSNumber of ESSUses Private Vendors for the Following Tasks
ESS Data CollectionRWIS Network OperationRWIS Network Maintenance
AlabamaNo0NoNoNo
AlaskaYes24Yes, Surface Systems Inc ESS polling sequenceYes, Surface Systems IncYes, Surface Systems Inc extended warranty
ArizonaYes14Yes, System InnovationYes, System InnovationYes, System Innovation
ArkansasNo0NoNoNo
CaliforniaYes81NoNoNo
ColoradoYes80Yes, SSI, Inc.Yes, SSI, Inc./CDOT/Colaorado State Telecommunications/Enroute Traffic Systems Inc.Yes, SSI, Inc./CDOT/Enroute Traffic Systems Inc
ConnecticutYes6Yes, SSIYes, SSIYes, SSI/CONNDOT
DelawareYesN/R*NoNoNo
FloridaYes30Yes, University of North FloridaYes, University of North Florida FDOT District 5 ITS OfficeYes, University of North Florida
GeorgiaYes47NoNoNo
HawaiiNo0NoNoNo
IdahoYes30NoNoNo
IllinoisN/R*N/R*N/R*N/R*N/R*
IndianaYes31Yes, SSIYes, SSIYes, SSI
IowaYes53NoNoNo
KansasYes43Yes, SSI designed and configured - KsDOT owned and operated. 17 sites KDOT LAN/WAN linked, 2 sites direct dial from server, 24 sites cell phone.Yes, SSI designed, KsDOT owned, operatedYes, SSI designed, KsDOT operated and maintained
KentuckyYes7NoNoNo
LouisianaYes3NoNoNo
MaineYes5NoNoNo
MarylandYes60Yes, SSIYes, State and SSIYes, State
MassachusettsYes11NoNoNo
MichiganNo0NoNoNo
MinnesotaYes93NoYes, We do most of our own maintenance, but occasionally contract with SSI for problems involving proprietary software or processes.No
MississippiN/R*N/R*N/R*N/R*N/R*
MissouriYes15NoNoNo
MontanaYes60Yes, SSIYes, SSIYes
NebraskaYes45Yes, Surface Systems Inc.Yes, ssiYes, ssi
NevadaYes54NoNoYes, Vaisala
New HampshireYes4Yes, VaisalaYes, VaisalaYes, Vaisala
New JerseyNo0NoNoNo
New MexicoNo0NoNoNo
New YorkNo0NoNoNo
North CarolinaNo0NoNoNo
North DakotaYes19NoNoNo
OhioYes158Yes, QuixoteNoNo
OklahomaNo0NoNoNo
OregonYes55NoNoNo
PennsylvaniaYes4Yes, IntellimarkYes, SSI, Numterics and BoschungYes, SSI, Numterics and Boschung
Rhode IslandYes8Yes, SSINoYes, SSI
South CarolinaYes19Yes, Surface Systems Inc.NoNo
South DakotaYes40Yes, Meridian Environmental Technology Grand Forks, NDNoNo
TennesseeYes37NoNoYes, Vaisala, Inc. SSI
TexasNo0NoNoNo
UtahYes41NoNoNo
VermontNo0NoNoNo
VirginiaYes66Yes, Surface Systems Inc.Yes, Surface Sytems Inc. and VDOTYes, Surface Sytems Inc. and VDOT
Washington StateYes76NoNoYes, Sruface Systems, Inc. is currently maintaining the server system. (Will likely change this summer).
West VirginiaNo0NoNoNo
WisconsinYes60Yes, SSIYes, SSIYes, SSI
WyomingYes28NoNoNo
 50 States      * N/R = No response