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Talkin Winter OpsEpisode 120: Machine learning pavement conditionsAI and Machine Learning will probably be the next disruptive technology that will spawn a quantum leap in the way we approach the provision of winter service. On this episode we’re heading to the University at Albany in New York to visit with Nick Bassill, director of the New York State Weather Risk Communication Center and Carly Sutter, graduate research assistant there at the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center about a project Carly has been working on with the New York State Department of Transportation to identify road conditions from images using machine learning and the results could have impa...2025-02-2455 min
The DOT PODState Weather Risk Communication CenterWeather in New York is a bit unpredictable, to say the least. But the first-of-its-kind New York State Weather Risk Communication Center (SWRCC) aims to improve the state's collective preparation and response to extreme weather events.
Hosts Josh and Anya travel to the University at Albany's ETEC Building to sit down with the Director of the NY SWRCC, Dr. Nick Bassill, and NYSDOT's Director, Emergency Transportation Operations and Security Programs Bureau, Matt Vasilow, to discuss how this partnership began and how it is helping NYSDOT be better prepared for whatever Mother Nature has in store.2024-02-2726 min
The Engagement RingSomething's New Under the Sun -- the State Weather Risk Communication CenterDr. Nick Bassill, director of the State Weather Risk Communication CenterState Weather Risk Communication Center websiteThe New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) websiteCenter of Excellence in Weather & Climate Analytics at UAlbany websiteUniversity at Albany homepageNick Bassill's Center of Excellence webpageNYS Mesonet website
2023-12-0738 min
The Engagement RingImproved Weather Forecasting and Outage PredictionDr. Nick Bassill's bio: https://www.albany.edu/daes/faculty/nick-bassillVisit the Center of Excellence in Weather & Climate Analytics: https://weatheranalytics.org/Follow the center on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UAlbanyWxCOEVisit the NYS Mesonet online: https://www2.nysmesonet.org/Visit the Office for Public Engagement online.
2022-07-0945 min
SMB RoundtableSMB Roundtable: Launch America! Author Nick BassillAuthor Nick Bassill, author of Launch America! Reviving the American Dream.
The book also presents the Launch America Initiative for legislation that will provide a major tax credit incentive and safety net for the men and women across America that invest in startups and early stage companies. Together, the concepts laid out in the book, will create a major economic upswing through the formation of all types of startups and thousands of new jobs across America.2012-01-0400 min