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Integration of Travel Demand Models and Geographic Information Systems. Iowa Department of Transportation Center for Transportation Research and Education. Scope of Presentation. Brief Overview Project History Benefits of Integration Travel Demand Models Geographic Information Systems
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Integration of Travel Demand Models and Geographic Information Systems Iowa Department of Transportation Center for Transportation Research and Education
Scope of Presentation • Brief Overview • Project History • Benefits of Integration • Travel Demand Models • Geographic Information Systems • Interface • Analysis Tools • Richard Storm CTRE (Interface Improvements)
Overview • Objective: Utilize power and flexibility of desktop GIS for development and analysis of Urban Travel Demand Models • Create: User friendly, robust interface between GIS and modeling software • Open up access to many types of data • census, employment, aerial photos, • Develop a wide variety of analysis tools • Expand visual display capabilities for public meetings
Project History • 1990 GIS (ArcInfo) w/ Tranplan on Minicomputer (Nuclear Waste Program) • 1993/4 ArcInfo/Tranplan on Cray Supercomputer Server (Cray) • 1994 Unix (Clix) Workstation MGE GIS w/Tranplan on PC (FTP) (MTC/Iowa DOT) • 1995/6 TPGIS Mapinfo/Tranplan (MTC/Iowa DOT)
Project History • 1996 Priority Technology Program, Develop/compare MapInfo/TP to Atlas, Maptitude and ArcView (FHWA) • 1995-8 Use of MapInfo/TP for Statewide Freight Model (Iowa DOT) • 1997-8 GIS Traffic Planning Tools (Bypass analysis, Interchange Justification) • Current Project: GIS-TP Enhancement
Project History • Current Project • Designed to streamline and stabilize interface • Eliminate problems and bugs by re-programming with visual basic • Increase robustness and versatility • Create additional analysis tools
Travel Demand Models • Project Utilizes Tranplan • Text File Based • Cumbersome to Build Models • TAZ Development • HNIS limitations
Geographic Information Systems • Powerful Analysis and Increased Flexibility • Aids in Model Development • TAZ Delineation • Better Analysis Tools • Thematic Mapping • Aerial Photography • Other Data • Census, DWD, Land Use
Model Validation Assignment vs Count
Benefits of Integration • Work done primarily in GIS environment • Many processes automated • Wider variety of data sources available for model development and validation • Smooth transition between GIS and model software • Thematic mapping capabilities
Interface • Previous interface was cumbersome and not very stable • Re-programming has streamlined the interface and made more user friendly. • Re-programming has increased the flexibility and stability of the interface • Lets you rejoin the process at any point without having to start all over. • More user friendly and intuitive
New Analysis Tools • Screenlines • Shortest Path • O-D Desire Lines
Center for Transportation Research and Education Improved ArcView/Tranplan Interface Richard Storm July 28, 1999
Acknowledgements • Sponsored by the Iowa DOT • Dr. Souleyrette & Jerry Shadewald at CTRE • Stu Turner at the Des Moines Area MPO • Dr. Anderson atUniversity of Alabama in Huntsville
Presentation Overview • Demonstration of Loading a Tranplan Network into ArcView with the Old and New interface • Remove programming “bugs” • Increased program flexibility
Background • Old Interface • Run FORTRAN programs from MS DOS prompt • Limited Avenue scripts • User must perform repetitive tasks • New Interface • Uses Windows based Visual Basic programs • Avenue scripts perform repetitive tasks
Old Interface: Step 1 Place FORTRAN programs and data files into one directory.
Old Interface: Step 2 Run the FORTRAN program TP_ARC.EXE
Old Interface: Step 3 Place the entire header on the first line in LINKS1.TXT
Old Interface: Step 4 Start ArcView and open a TP-ARC1.AVE as a script file.
Old Interface: Step 5 Open NODE.GEO and then save as a shape file. Repeat process for LINKS.GEO.
Old Interface: Step 6 Add the shape files to a view.
Old Interface: Step 7 Open the files LINK1.TXT & NODES1.TXT and the attributes tables for the shape files.
Old Interface: Step 8 Join the text files and the attributes tables.
New Interface: Step 1 Choose the proper menu item and then verify the working directory.
New Interface: Step 2 Run the Visual Basic program TP_ARC.EXE.