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PTV Vision VISUM - Brochure PDF
PTV Vision VISUM - Brochure PDF
Travel Demand on all continents for metropolitan, regional, state wide and national plan-
ning applications. Designed for multimodal analysis, VISUM integrates all rel-
evant modes of transportation (i.e., car, car passenger, goods vehicles, bus,
Modeling train, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians) into one consistent network model.
VISUM provides a variety of assignment procedures and 4-stage modelling com-
ponents which include trip-end based as well as activity based approaches.
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VISUM
Intergrating Microsimulation
Intersection Models and Level Another approach is inherited from the Intersection delay and LOS can either
of Service (LOS) Analysis TMODEL software, deriving delays from a be used during the assignment process,
node capacity that is applied to some or to or simply be generated as post-assign-
During highway assignment, delays can all turns. ment statistics. This capability in com-
be computed for nodes (intersections) The third approach uses additional inter- bination with the integrated NCHRP
in addition to links. There are several section data such as signal timing and 255 turn flow post-processing proce-
approaches for node delay. One plan- intersection geometry. Intersection Capacity dure makes VISUM a very efficient
ning oriented approach defines capacity Analysis (ICA) computes intersection analysis tool for infrastructure plan-
constraints for intersections as a func- delays and level of service (LOS) conform- ning projects such as Major Investment
tion of node type, link class ranking, ing to the Highway Capacity Manual Studies (MIS) and Corridor Studies.
relation to major flow, and movement (HCM) 2000 and other LOS standards.
type (left, right, through, U-turn). Integrating Microsimulation
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PTV Vision – VISUM
Your benefits of VISUM VISUM sets a new benchmark PTV’s Focus on the Users
at a glance:
With VISUM at the core of PTV Vision, Fore more than 15 years, the PTV Vision
Display of all relevant traffic data in transportation planners and engineers development team has been setting
one model can calculate traffic flows, operational new standards that our clients value
Detailed analysis and planning measures of effectiveness as well as and our competitors aspire to. Today,
possibilities noise and air quality impacts. VISUM by PTV Vision is helping increase the pro-
High data quality through consistent far surpasses the present level of detail ductivity of transportation profession-
network models in a network model for both private als and the value they provide to their
GIS-orientated and detailed and public transport. Prominent fea- countries in more than 90 countries.
Individual and customised through tures are time dynamics and the exten- We view our clients as a pivotal
open system concepts sion of public transport modelling. resource for ideas. Our industry lead-
Numerous efficient calculation ing products combined with our desire
procedures and motivation to continue setting
User-defined level of detail new standards guarantees a sound
Close linkage to VISSIM for traffic investment for years to come.
simulation and to ITS
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