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National laboratory for transport network analysis

The Centre has assembled a significant research infrastructure for use in its projects.  This infrastructure has been integrated into the National Laboratory for Transport Network Analysis (NLTNA), a facility for computer-based modelling and analysis of transport systems.

The NLTNA includes a wide range of state-of-the-art Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and commercial network analysis software packages as well as research and development models developed at the Centre.

The Laboratory has state-of-the-art computer hardware and maintains copies of major software products for traffic simulation, transport network modelling, signalised intersection design and analysis and related urban traffic issues.

Commercial software packages currently operated by the NLTNA include:

• QRS-II

• EMME/2

• TranPlan

• CUBE

• TrafikPlan

• Paramics

• SCATES

• aaSIDRA

• INTANAL

• TRACKS

• AIMSUM

GIS packages are TransCAD, MapInfo, in addition to all ESRI products including ARC/INFO and ArcView.

The NLTNA also holds copies of the Metropolitan Adelaide Household Travel database and the ABS Adelaide journey to work database, as part of the TSC’s on-going collaboration with Transport SA. The TSC also offers training courses in CUBE, Paramics and aaSIDRA.

The NLTNA is used as the primary facility for the TSC’s integrated research program in transport network analysis. The current research and development program includes many projects that use the resources of the NLTNA. These projects are in the following areas:

• integration of GIS and transport network analysis models

• advanced computing techniques for dense network modelling and traffic simulation

• scenario generation and the evaluation of alternative policies for transport system development

• sketch-planning models for quick-response analysis

• knowledge-based systems for transport network impact analysis

• modelling the effects of Travel Demand Management policies and programs

• models of freight movements and the logistics chain

• models of the impacts of road pricing, tolls and charges on driver route choice

• models for advanced traffic control and management systems for urban road networks

• use of GIS as a tool for visualisation and analysis of transport network operations and performance

• the use of advanced information processing techniques (e.g. artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic, expert systems, genetic algorithms, cellular automata) in policy making and planning

• accessibility modelling for multi-modal metropolitan and regional transport systems

• integration of environmental impact analysis tools with transport network models

The centre is recognised as a SPECTRE (Special Centre  for Transport Research and Education) by Citilabs Inc, the developers of the CUBE software.  It also has a special working relationship with Quadstone Inc, the developers of the Paramics software.

 

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