System Integration: EMME/2 Customization and Localization

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System Integration EMME/2 Customization and
Localization

• Jia Hao Wu Shu Guang He
• INRO Solutions Inc.

First Asian EMME/2 Users Conference August 23-24,
Shanghai
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Why System Integration

• Complicated problems in real applications
• Different skills of professionals
• Various software and tools

• System integration

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What System Integration

• Algorithms
• Software
• Computer languages and software macros
• Computer hardware
• Databanks
• Customer requirements (MS Office)

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System Integration for EMME/2
EMME/2
ArcView
Aimsum2
Others
Systems
Macros
Avenue
Scripts
Languages
Languages
shape files
emme2ban
files
files
Databanks
Algorithms
Application
Application
Application
Application
PC and Work Stations
Platforms
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System Integration for EMME/2
Systems
User Interface
Languages
Databanks
Platforms
Algorithms
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Languages

• Visual Basic
• EMME/2 macro
• ArcView avenue
• ArcInfo Visual Basic for Application and AML
• MapInfo Basic
• C and C

• Main purposes
• Computations
• Integration (glue)
• Execution in a system

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Computing platforms

• Windows based
• Desktop PC
• Laptop PC
• Unix based
• Sparc Station 5
• IBM RS machine

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Algorithms

• New algorithms for new problems
• Combined trip distribution,mode choice and
  assignment algorithms
• Mode choice models
• Implemented in EMME/2 macro, DOS commands,
  Fortran, Visual Basic, Avenue and C

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Data Banks

• Data model in each system may be distinct
• Data communications among the banks
• ArcInfo and EMME/2
• ArcView and EMME/2
• Aimsun2 and EMME/2

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Systems

• GIS ArcView, ArcInfo and MapInfo
• EMME/2, Tranplan, MiniUTP,
• Simulation Aimsun2
• Mode Choice models
• MS Office (Words, Excel)

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Interface

• DOS, Unix environments
• Emtool, EmtoolW, EmtoolX environments
• Command style
• Windows style with a Visual Basic 5
  implementation
• GIS environment
• Routine execution in EMME/2 macro
• Language localization in Windows application

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Examples

• Windows applications for EMME/2
• ArcView applications for EMME/2
• MapInfo data and EMME/2
• ArcInfo data and EMME/2
• EMME/2 applications in Stantiago
• An ITS application with EMME/2
• MS Office and EMME/2

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Windows applications for EMME/2...

• Execution of EMME/2 macros in Windows
  applications
• Advantages
• menu, buttons, encryption of macros
• Two levels of executions
• execute a EMME/2 system command
• execute a graphic command in EMME/2

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...Windows applications for EMME/2

• Simple execution
• execute emme2 000 -m macro
• Advanced execution
• write a line of command emme2 000 -m macro
• into a file called t.bat
• execute t.bat
• Sophisticated execution
• create a macro file by a Windows program
• do advanced execution
• delete the macro file and t.bat

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Chinese Localization for EMME/2
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ArcView applications for EMME/2

• ArcView and EMME/2 data communications
• Execute EMME/2 in ArcView environment
• View EMME/2 results in ArcView environment

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ArcView and EMME/2 data communications
EMME/2 data
ArcView data

• Non Auto Assignment Information
• Read d211.in
• Create road.shp
• Create connetor.shp
• create node.shp
• create centriod.shp

• Auto Assignment Information
• Read d241.in (volau,speed)
• Modify road.shp
• Modify connetor.shp

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ArcView and EMME/2 data communications
EMME/2 data
ArcView data

• Non Transit Assignment
• Information
• Read d221.in
• Create line.shp
• Create segment.shp

• Transit Assignment
• Information
• Read d241.in (voltr,board)
• Modify segment.shp

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ArcView and EMME/2 data communications
South California EMME/2 network in ArcView
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ArcView and EMME/2 data communications
Road network
Road network attributes
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ArcView and EMME/2 data communications
ArcView data
EMME/2 data

• Read EMME/2 Network
• Information
• Read road.shp
• Read connetor.shp
• Read node.shp
• Read centroid.shp
• Create d211.in

Comment If the ship files are not
consistent with the EMME/2 network, create four
files as indicated.
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Execute EMME/2 in ArcView

• Customize a menu for the execution
• Do the simple, advanced and sophisticated
  executions

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MapInfo and EMME/2 data communications
Road network
Road network attributes
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EMME/2 applications in Stantiago
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EMME/2 applications in Stantiago

• New algorithm for the simultaneous network
  equilibrium problem
• Four EMME/2 databanks are used
• EMME/2 macros and DOS commands are used
• Word and PowerPoint are used for reports and
  presentation

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An ITS application with EMME/2

• Objectives Estimate the traffic volumes and
  speeds on the network in a pseudo real time
  environment
• Inputs traffic volumes on a set of links
• Outputs travel times, volumes, speeds
• Software EMME/2, ArcView and Data Conversion
  Program, internet
• Hardware traffic detectors and communication
  tools

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EMME/2 Bank
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ArcView Data
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MS Office and EMME/2

• EMME/2 plots in EmtoolW can be copied and pasted
  into Word and PowerPoint
• We can use the features such as AutoShapes and
  Text Box in MS Office to make any annotations
• The text can be in any languages such as Chinese

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Conclusions

• We discussed the issues of System Integration
  with EMME/2
• We provided several examples for the System
  Integration
• EMME/2 is flexible enough to provide many
  necessary information for other applications via
  the System Integration technology
• Users may decide how to implement a particular
  implementation for an application