1. Travel Modelling Group
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
October 30, 2012
October 30, 2012

2. Report Outline Progress update: Work plan update Other items
XTMF
EMME Tool Development
Documentation
Durham Model Update
Network Coding
Transit Assignment
Subversion Server/Wiki
EMME4
Work plan update
Other items
Next meeting

3. XTMF New features: Can view past runs Can organize past runs
Built-in link to documentation
Built-in update function
Collapsable panels
Undo functionality
Integrated modelling (e.g., ILUTE/TASHA interaction)
Estimation cluster node fail-safe
October 30, 2012

4. XTMF Work In-Progress: On-going performance optimization Future Work:
Better integration with documentation
Context-sensitive help / detailed module descriptions inside the GUI
Custom icons for modules
Drag and drop
October 30, 2012

5. Emme Tool Development Completed work:
Centroid connector generation tool
Fare-based assignment network (V3) generation tool
Scenario initialization tool
October 30, 2012

6. Emme Tool Development Work In-Progress:
Integrated tools for use from XTMF, including advanced variable scripting
JSON specification building
Non hard-coded matrices with flexibility for multiclass (freight) assignment
Transit assignment is "on the shop floor" at the moment, particularly fare-based assignment
October 30, 2012

7. Emme Tool Development Future Work:
Ensure that existing tools are valid and optimized for Emme 4
Separate assignment tools for V2 & V3 transit
October 30, 2012

8. Documentation Completed Work:
Complete list of all modules: descriptions, names, and parameters
Explanations of arbitrary parameters
How-to use XTMF
October 30, 2012

9. Documentation Work In-Progress:
Keep up-to-date as additional modules and functionality are added
Future Work:
Include descriptions of all complex parameter types
A full definition of the ontology
October 30, 2012

10. Durham Model Update Completed Work: Trip generation is coded into XTMF
Trip distribution is coded into XTMF
October 30, 2012

11. Durham Model Update Work In-Progress: Mode choice Network Assignment
Data entry (parameters)
Documentation
October 30, 2012

12. Durham Model Update Future Work: Run validation Knowledge transfer
October 30, 2012

13. Historical Networks Converted to NCS11: 2006, 2001, 1996
Still outstanding:
1991, 1986
October 30, 2012

14. 2011 Base Network Completed Jurisdictions: Toronto (road & transit)
Peel (road & transit)
York (road & transit)
Durham (road & transit)
Hamilton (road & transit)
October 30, 2012

15. 2011 Base Network Work In-Progress:
Need to code streetcar ROWs on St. Clair and the Queensway in Toronto
Still need data from Halton Region
Final version for validation by TAC still outstanding
2006 GO Bus network is nearly complete
October 30, 2012

16. 2012 Network Future Work: Request / receive 2012 road network data
Transit data available as GTFS for most operators; Durham and Halton excepted
October 30, 2012

17. Transit Assignment Updating
Completed Work:
Testing of new assignment procedures provided in Emme 3.4.1
Future Work:
Develop a detailed work plan
October 30, 2012

18. Subversion Server / TMG Wiki
Subversion server holds common data, with the TMG projects serve to store model run data for each region
User groups restrict access to data as needed
October 30, 2012

19. Emme 4 Emme 4 is the first non-beta version of Modeller
TMG Tools are targeting Modeller functionality
DMG is currently working on deploying the license server for Emme 4, it should be available soon
October 30, 2012

20. Workplan