TransModeler Training


April 2-4, 2008, Caliper Corporation, Newton MA
(This class is currently full. Please contact Caliper for additional dates.)

Caliper Corporation invites you to attend our three-day Traffic Simulation with TransModeler training course at our Training Center in Newton, Massachusetts. These three days of training will help you to understand TransModeler and how to use it effectively and productively.

Below is an overview for each day of training:

Overview Day 1: Creating and Managing Projects
PART 1: INTRODUCTION, INTERFACE BASIC SKILLS
Working with Maps and Layers
Working with Dataviews
Queries and Selection Sets
Working with Matrices
Map Tools, Selection Toolbox Project, & Tools

PART 2: SIMULATION PROJECTS
Project Overview: From Simulation to Output
Creating a Simulation Project
Project Settings

PART 3: SIMULATION DATABASES
Overview of Simulation Database Layers
Editing a Simulation Database
Checking and Reloading a Network

Overview Day 2: Preparing Traffic Control and Demand Data
PART 1: TRAFFIC CONTROL
  Editing Intersection Control
  Editing Traffic Management Signals & Signs
  Creating & Editing Toll Plazas

PART 2: TRAFFIC DEMAND
  Turn Movement-based Routing
  Creating & Filling Trip Matrices
  Trip Schedule Files
  Trip Data & Path Tables
  Routing Inputs & Settings

PART 3: ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES
  Editing Trip Matrices
  Traffic Assignment
  O-D Matrix Estimation

Overview Day 3: Simulation and Reporting / Models and Parameters

PART 1: SIMULATION & REPORTING
  Selecting Output & Preparing for Simulation
  Simulation Modes & Options
  Simulation Tools
  Output Collection & Management
  Creating Reports, Themes, Tables & Charts
  Creating Layouts
  Running a Simulation Playback

PART 2: OTHER SIMULATION & OUTPUT TOOLS
  Superlink Manager
  Path Browsing & Editing
  Creating & Modeling Incidents
  Trip Table Query Builder & Browser

PART 3: MODELS & PARAMETERS
  Vehicle Fleet
  Driver Behavior
  Road Classes & Functional Class Lookup Tables
  Signal Defaults & Templates

PART 4: OTHER MODELS & PARAMETERS
  Hybrid Traffic Simulation
  Meso & Macro Model Parameters


How to Register
The three days of TransModeler training cost $995. If three or more co-workers attend the same classes, you receive a 10% discount. To reserve your place for TransModeler training, complete and fax the Registration Form to (617) 527-5113 or register online. Advanced registration is required.

Sign-in each day begins at 8:45 AM. The classes start at 9:00 AM and end at 5:00 PM. Drinks and snacks are provided at half hour breaks mid-morning and mid-afternoon, and there is a one-hour break for lunch.

Note that space is limited – we can accept a maximum of twelve students for each day of training. When you register, we will send back a confirmation letter with details about how to get to the training site from the airport, by train, by trolley or by car. There will also be a list of hotels in the Newton area, taken from the American Automobile Association TourBook. The AAA prices range from $69 to $299 per day. There is also a list of contacts for bed and breakfast accommodations.You are not registered until you receive a confirmation.

If you have any questions, please call us at (617) 527-4700, and ask for TransModeler Training.