SIST EN 15518-3:2024

Winter maintenance equipment - Road weather information systems - Part 3: Requirements on measured values of stationary equipment

This document specifies the terminology and performance requirements for all sensor components of stationary equipment within a Road Weather Information System (RWIS).

Winterdienstausrüstung - Straßenzustands- und Wetterinformationssysteme - Teil 3: Anforderungen an gemessene Werte der stationären Anlagen

Dieses Dokument legt die Terminologie und Leistungsanforderungen an alle Sensorkomponenten einer stationären Ausstattung innerhalb eines Straßenzustands- und Wetterinformationssystems (SWIS) fest.

Matériels de viabilité hivernale - Systèmes d'information météorologique routière - Partie 3 : Exigences relatives aux valeurs mesurées par des matériels fixes

Le présent document spécifie la terminologie et les exigences de performance de l’ensemble des composants de capteurs des matériels fixes des systèmes d’information météorologique routière (RWIS).

Oprema za zimska vzdrževalna dela - Cestni vremensko-informacijski sistemi - 3. del: Zahteve za merjene vrednosti pri stacionarni opremi

Ta dokument določa terminologijo in zahteve glede zmogljivosti za vse komponente senzorjev stacionarne opreme v cestno vremensko-informacijskem sistemu (RWIS).

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 14-Sep-2022
• Publication Date: 07-Jan-2024
• ICS: 07.060 - Geology. Meteorology. Hydrology
• ICS: 13.030.40 - Installations and equipment for waste disposal and treatment
• ICS: 35.240.99 - IT applications in other fields
• Technical Committee: I13 - Imaginarni 13
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 03-Jan-2024
• Due Date: 09-Mar-2024
• Completion Date: 08-Jan-2024
• Ref Project: EN 15518-3:2023 - Winter maintenance equipment - Road weather information systems - Part 3: Requirements on measured values of stationary equipment

Relations

• Revised: SIST EN 15518-3:2011 - Winter maintenance equipment - Road weather information systems - Part 3: Requirements on measured values of stationary equipments
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023

Overview - EN 15518-3:2023 (CEN)

EN 15518-3:2023 is the CEN European standard that specifies terminology and performance requirements for all sensor components of stationary Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS). Approved in November 2023 and replacing EN 15518-3:2011, this part focuses on the measured values produced by fixed (stationary) RWIS equipment used for winter maintenance decision support. It standardizes definitions for road and atmospheric parameters and sets laboratory and operational requirements for embedded and remote sensors.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope and terminology
  • Defines road parameters (pavement surface temperature, road body temperature, water film thickness, ice, hoar frost, snow layer thickness, amount of de-icing agent, etc.) and atmospheric parameters (air temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, precipitation intensity, wind, visibility, global radiation).
• Sensor types
  • Differentiates embedded (in-pavement) sensors and remote (non-contact) sensors and defines active vs passive measurement methods for freezing temperature.
• Performance and measurement requirements
  • Example: pavement surface temperature (measuring range −30 °C to +60 °C; reporting range −30 °C to +70 °C; resolution 0.1 °C). Embedded sensor accuracy: ±0.2 °C (−15 to +10 °C) and ±0.8 °C outside that range; transient accuracy requirements also specified. Remote sensor accuracy is defined for isothermal laboratory conditions (±0.8 °C at 0 °C).
  • Road surface condition and water film thickness thresholds are defined (e.g., “Not dry” from 0.015 mm water film thickness) and the standard introduces measurable metrics such as ice film thickness, snow layer thickness (remote sensors), and amount of de-icing agent (mass per m²).
• Environmental and mechanical requirements
  • Operation temperature ranges for embedded (survive −40 °C to +70 °C) and atmospheric equipment (−40 °C to +60 °C), chemical resistance to road treatments, mechanical resistance to traffic and snow-clearing machines, and electromagnetic resistance.
• Test and reporting
  • Accuracy statements apply under repeatable, reproducible laboratory conditions; CEN/TS 15518-4 provides related test methods.

Applications - who uses it and why

• Road authorities and highway agencies - procurement specifications, site siting and RWIS station configuration.
• Sensor and instrument manufacturers - design, calibration, and conformity to European RWIS performance benchmarks.
• Systems integrators and ITS providers - ensure interchangeability and consistent data feeds for winter maintenance decision support systems.
• Meteorological services and winter maintenance planners - improve de-icing timing, safety alerts, and operational efficiency by relying on standardized data quality.

Related standards

• EN 15518 series:
  • Part 1: Global definitions and components
  • Part 2: Road weather - Recommended observation and forecast
  • Part 4 (CEN/TS 15518-4): Test methods for stationary equipment
• Normative reference: EN 15144 (terminology for winter maintenance)

Keywords: EN 15518-3:2023, RWIS, road weather information systems, stationary equipment, pavement surface temperature, embedded sensors, remote sensors, water film thickness, freezing temperature.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2024
Oprema za zimska vzdrževalna dela - Cestni vremensko-informacijski sistemi - 3.
del: Zahteve za merjene vrednosti pri stacionarni opremi
Winter maintenance equipment - Road weather information systems - Part 3:
Requirements on measured values of stationary equipment
Winterdienstausrüstung - Straßenzustands- und Wetterinformationssysteme - Teil 3:
Anforderungen an gemessene Werte der stationären Anlagen
Matériels de viabilité hivernale - Systèmes d'information météorologique routière - Partie
3 : Exigences relatives aux valeurs mesurées par des matériels fixes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15518-3:2023
ICS:
07.060 Geologija. Meteorologija. Geology. Meteorology.
Hidrologija Hydrology
13.030.40 Naprave in oprema za Installations and equipment
odstranjevanje in obdelavo for waste disposal and
odpadkov treatment
35.240.99 Uporabniške rešitve IT na IT applications in other fields
drugih področjih
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 15518-3
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 07.060; 13.030.40; 35.240.99 Supersedes EN 15518-3:2011
English Version
Winter maintenance equipment - Road weather
information systems - Part 3: Requirements on measured
values of stationary equipment
Matériels de viabilité hivernale - Systèmes Winterdienstausrüstung - Straßenzustands- und
d'information météorologique routière - Partie 3 : Wetterinformationssysteme - Teil 3: Anforderungen an
Exigences relatives aux valeurs mesurées par des gemessene Werte der stationären Anlagen
matériels fixes
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 September 2023.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
3.1 Road parameters . 6
3.2 Atmospheric parameters . 7
3.3 General. 8
4 Requirements . 9

European foreword
This document (EN 15518-3:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 337 “Road
operation equipment and products”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2024, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by May 2024.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 15518-3:2011.
— added definition and requirements for:
— freezing temperature;
— ice;
— hoar frost;
— ice film thickness;
— snow layer thickness;
— differentiation between embedded and remote (non-invasive) road sensors and specific
requirements for:
— road surface temperature;
— road surface condition;
— water film thickness;
— ice film thickness (only for remote sensors);
— snow layer thickness (only for remote sensors);
— adaptation of the definition and differentiation between active and passive measurement methods
in the requirements for freezing temperature;
— added requirements for:
— amount of de-icing agent;
— amount of precipitation;
— adaption of requirements for:
— road body temperature;
— air temperature;
— relative humidity;
— precipitation intensity;
— removed requirements for snow height (on and next to the road).
EN 15518, Winter maintenance equipment — Road weather information systems, is currently composed
with the following parts:
— Part 1: Global definitions and components;
— Part 2: Road weather — Recommended observation and forecast;
— Part 3: Requirements on measured values of stationary equipment;
— Part 4 (CEN/TS): Test methods for stationary equipment.
A list of all parts in a series can be found on the CEN website: https://www.cencenelec.eu/.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) are complex structures used for road maintenance decision
support, which feature as a rule the following components: meteorological sensors and instruments, road
condition sensors (embedded or remote), transmission technology, computer systems for processing,
representation and storing of information, road weather forecasts and alarms, in relation to traffic control
and traffic information systems and more.
A stationary road weather station performs the acquisition of road and meteorological information at a
fixed location.
This document lays down the requirements for the recommended sensor components of a road weather
station of a Road Weather Information System (RWIS). In the description of requirements, a distinction
is made between the sensor components forming a basis road weather station for winter use and the
recommended complementary optional sensor components.
Parameters which are not in the standard but offered on the market could be useful but are left out of this
minimum standard due to the fact that there are currently no professional methods available to verify
these parameters.
The aim is to ensure extensive combination and interchangeability within the systems.
With a set terminology for the components and the meteorological expressions an attempt is made to
counteract a diversity of terms and designations for identical phenomena.

1 Scope
This document specifies the terminology and performance requirements for all sensor components of
stationary equipment within a Road Weather Information System (RWIS).
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 15144, Winter maintenance equipment — Terminology — Terms for winter maintenance
CEN/TS 15518-4, Winter maintenance equipment — Road weather information systems — Part 4: Test
methods for stationary equipment
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 15144 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
NOTE The following definitions have been established specifically for the RWIS domain.
3.1 Road parameters
3.1.1
pavement surface temperature
effective radiation temperature of a pavement surface and the contaminant
layer; conductive temperature on the pavement surface
3.1.2
road body temperature
temperature of the road in a specific depth in the construction layers
3.1.3
amount of de-icing agent
mass of de-icing agent on a road surface per square metre
3.1.4
freezing temperature
temperature at which a liquid begins to freeze on a road surface
Note 1 to entry: The requirement specifications for freeze temperature in this document are valid under well-
known and reproducible laboratory environment conditions. The real environment condition on a road under
traffic result in high variations due to the highly variable distribution of water film and de-icing agent concentration
over the pavement surface and a lot of other influences like traffic, solar radiation, surface slope, etc.
3.1.5
road surface condition
qualification of the status of road surface affected by road weather phenomenon
3.1.6
water film thickness
mean thickness of the film of water present on a flat surface, measured on a specific measurement area
observed by a sensor
Note 1 to entry: If a sensor provides also ice film and snow layer thickness, then this parameter means the liquid
portion. If a sensor doesn’t provide ice film and snow layer thickness, then water film thickness means all kind of
water content (water equivalent).
3.1.7
ice
water on a surface freeze from a liquid state to solid state, if surface temperature drops down below
freezing temperature (3.1.4) or if liquid precipitate falls on a surface whose temperature is below freezing
and immediately freezes into solid state
3.1.8
hoar frost
ice crystals deposit formed from contact of airborne moisture with a surface whose temperature is below
freezing
Note 1 to entry: Hoar frost differs from ice in that the frost crystals grow independently and, therefore, have a more
granular texture. Currently known surface sensor technologies are not able to detect Hoar Frost directly. The
condition can only be classified by the measuring station with the help of atmospheric sensors.
3.1.9
ice film thickness
mean thickness of the film (or layer) of ice (water equivalent of frozen water) present on a flat surface,
measured on a specific measurement area observed by a sensor
3.1.10
snow layer thickness
approximative layer of snow (water equivalent of snow) present on flat surface, measured on a specific
measurement area observed by a sensor
Note 1 to entry: Snow layer thickness gives an indication about the layer of snow, but accuracy cannot be defined
nor verified.
3.2 Atmospheric parameters
3.2.1
relative humidity
RH
measure of how much water vapor is in a water-air mixture compared to the maximum amount possible
3.2.2
precipitation
falling water
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