NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS; October 23,
2006 – Caliper Corporation announced the immediate availability of the
latest version of
TransModeler, a revolutionary traffic
simulation product for wide area traffic planning, traffic management, and
emergency evacuation studies. TransModeler simulates the movements of
vehicles at resolutions as fine as one tenth of a second fidelity and can do
so over very wide areas or long transportation corridors. TransModeler is
also a breakthrough geographic information system for traffic-related data
including point to point dynamic travel times, congestion levels, and signal
timings.
The new version implements more
accurate driver behavior modeling, allowing more realistic simulation of
heavily congested networks. There is improved modeling of lane changing and
lane choice at toll plazas and enhanced merging behavior for highways.
Version 1.1 also has improved simulation of drivers’ reactions to variable
speed limit signs as well as lane use and road closure messages.
Caliper Corporation also
announced that Caltrans, the California Department of Transportation, and
the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet recently purchased multiple licenses of
TransModeler for deployment throughout their respective states.
TransModeler is available for
Microsoft Windows XP Professional, is compatible with TransCAD, Caliper’s
travel demand forecasting software, and works with a wide range of other
transportation and GIS software. Special promotional pricing is in effect
for TransModeler through the end of 2006 for governmental users of TransCAD.
Caliper Corporation
(www.caliper.com) is a leading developer of packaged and custom
transportation and GIS products, including
Maptitude
and
TransCAD. Caliper software products are used by more than 50,000
users in over 50 countries.
For more information, please
contact
Daniel Morgan at 617-527-4700.