Ice formation along the overhead lines is a potential source of infrastructure failure and transportation disruption. Modelling ice formation over structures is challenging because it may occur at a very local scale, often far away from measuring stations.
The European Climate Assessment & Dataset (ECA&D) collects high-quality observational datasets provided by 60+ participant countries. One of the products this organization provides is the E-OBS daily gridded observational dataset, which facilitates the access of the general public to long-term (1950-present) weather gridded layers.
Crosswind is a potential source of road accidents, especially for unloaded trucks. We joined forces with colleagues from the ILT and RWS datalabs to assess how feasible it is to build predictive models capable of identifying risky locations for truck accidents.