Weather
researchers are looking into ways to collect weather data from onboard
car computers. The National Center for Atmospheric Research is examining
data like onboard thermometers. It could potentially use additional
information like windshield wiper use, headlights turned on during the
day and the engagement of anti-lock brakes. A trial run was conducted in
Detroit two years ago. This year the departments of transportation in
Nevada and Minnesota are allowing tracking on snowplows and other
department vehicles. Eventually, the researchers would like to have data
sampling of all cars.
