Glossary
Pass Tracking
Counting and recording each pass a plow or sweeper makes on a street segment, measuring completion against the required passes.
What is pass tracking?
Pass tracking is counting and recording each pass a plow or sweeper makes on a street segment, measuring completion against the required passes.
Pass tracking explained
One trip down a street rarely finishes the job. Plows clear one direction per pass, multi-lane roads need several, and salt trucks differ from plow trucks in required coverage. Pass tracking records each traversal with direction, comparing actual passes to what each segment requires by street type. Completion means requirements met, not merely a truck having been there once.
Frequently asked questions
Why does one plow pass not clear a street?
One plow pass does not clear a street because completion means required passes met, not a truck having been there once: a plow clears one direction per pass, multi-lane roads need several, and salt trucks differ from plows in required coverage. Pass tracking measures each segment against its own requirement.
How does pass tracking work in snow operations?
Pass tracking in snow operations works by distinguishing visited streets from finished ones. Direction-aware counting credits only the side serviced, so a street showing complete is genuinely cleared, and supervisors reprioritize on real coverage instead of raw traversal counts.
How does pass tracking protect cities from plowing claims?
Pass tracking protects cities from plowing claims with a segment-level history: which streets received required passes, when, and by which vehicle. When claims, complaints, or council questions arrive after the storm, the program answers from that record, which is the difference between documented performance and defended recollection.