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Accurate inventories at each facility during the winter season are important for scheduling re-supply so the facilities do not run out of salt. Inventories are also important at the end of the season for restocking to provide balanced inventories. This paper describes the implementation of a portable pole-mounted LiDAR system to measure salt stockpile inventory at 120 salt storage facilities in Indiana. Using two INDOT staff members, the end-of-season inventory took 9 working days, with volumetric inventories provided within 24 h of data collection. To provide an independent evaluation of the methodologies, the Hovermap ST backpack was used at selected facilities to provide control volumes. This system has a range of 100 m and an accuracy of \u00b13 cm, which reduces the occlusion to less than 8%. The pre-season facility capacity ranged from 0% to 100%, with an average of 66% full across all facilities. The post-season facility percentage ranged from 3% to 100%, with an average of 70% full. In addition, permanent roof-mounted LiDAR systems were deployed at two facilities to evaluate the effectiveness of monitoring salt stockpile inventories during winter operation activities. Plans are now underway to install fixed LiDAR systems at 15 additional facilities for the 2023\u20132024 winter season.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs16020410","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,22]],"date-time":"2024-01-22T06:49:31Z","timestamp":1705906171000},"page":"410","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Statewide Implementation of Salt Stockpile Inventory Using LiDAR Measurements: Case Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5169-0185","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Justin Anthony","family":"Mahlberg","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Joint Transportation Research Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA"}]},{"given":"Haydn","family":"Malackowski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Joint Transportation Research Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA"}]},{"given":"Mina","family":"Joseph","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Joint Transportation Research Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA"}]},{"given":"Yerassyl","family":"Koshan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Joint Transportation Research Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9039-8600","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Raja","family":"Manish","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Joint Transportation Research Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA"}]},{"given":"Zach","family":"DeLoach","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Indiana Department of Transportation, 100 N Senate Ave, Marion County, Indianapolis, IN 46204, USA"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6498-5951","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ayman","family":"Habib","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Joint Transportation Research Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7365-1918","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Darcy M.","family":"Bullock","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Joint Transportation Research Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Huang, H., Tutumluer, E., Luo, J., Ding, K., Qamhia, I., and Hart, J.M. 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