TransCAD Transportation Planning Software

Networks:

Transportation networks are specialized data structures that govern flow over a network. Networks are stored in a highly-efficient way, enabling TransCAD to solve routing problems very quickly. Networks can include detailed characteristics such as:

• Turn delays or restrictions
• Overpasses, underpasses, and one-way links
• Intersection and junction attributes
• Intermodal or interline terminals, transfer points, and delay functions
• Zonal centroid connectors
• Link classifications and performance functions
• Transit access, egress, and walk transfer links

Matrices:

Matrices hold data such as distance, travel times, and origin-destination flows that are essential for many transportation applications. TransCAD provides functions for creating and manipulating matrices, and tools for spatial analysis and advanced visualization of matrix data. This combination lets you see and understand transportation flows and network characteristics in new and different ways.

Routes & Route Systems:

Routes indicate paths taken by trucks, rail, cars, buses, or individuals traveling from place to place. TransCAD includes tools to create, display, edit, and manipulate routes, and unique display technology for mapping routes in a clear and compelling fashion. You can organize a set of related routes into a single route system layer, and include route attributes, stop locations, and vehicle schedules.

Linear Referencing:

TransCAD allows you to identify the location of transportation features as a distance from a fixed point along a route. TransCAD can display and analyze these data sets without conversion, and includes dynamic segmentation functions to merge and analyze multiple linear-referenced data sets. This makes TransCAD a natural choice for:

• Facility infrastructure and operations data
• Accident locations
• Pavement or rail condition ratings
• Traffic flows and transit ridership data
• Facility alignments
• Capital project data