SIAS remains in the forefront of Transport Planning
methodology.
Here are some recent articles relating to its pioneering
modelling work :
Modelling
variable demand using microsimulation, by Steven Wood SIAS Limited.
Traffic Engineering and Control (TEC) April 2011
Complex
MOVA linking in microsimulation models, by Daniel Morris of Pell Frischmann.
Traffic Engineering and Control December 2010
Variable
Demand Modelling with microsimulation -- an overview. Paramics Microsimulation
fact sheet 771 December 2010
Thinking
bigger with microsimulation, by Boris Johansson SIAS Limited. LTT
Transport Modelling supplement June 2010
Microsimulation
of mass transit operations in Africa, by Robin Kaenzig of Integrated
Transport Planning Limited. Traffic Engineering and Control (TEC)
June 2010
Planning
urban car park provision using microsimulation, by Pete Sykes SIAS,
Falco de Jong Grontmij, Richard Bradley ANSA Consultants, Gerard Jennings
Micronet, Greig McDonnell North Shore Council. Traffic Engineering
and Control (TEC) March 2010
Including
ITS in microsimulation models, by Pete Sykes and Dave Bennett of SIAS.
iEEE conference 2004.
Building
small microsimulation models, by Rob Morris and Pete Sykes of SIAS,
for the JCT conference 2005.
Economic
assessment with microsimulation models by Pete Sykes and Iain Clement
of SIAS, for the JCT conference 2006.
Transport
planning with microsimulation by Pete Sykes of SIAS, for the Journal
of Maps March 2007. Available
on application
Benefits
of microsimulation for large area networks. Pete Sykes, Iain Clement
SIAS, and Nick Cohn & Niels van den Brinck of Grontmiij Nederlands.
ISTS'06 Lausanne.
Modelling
ALINEA ramp metering by Pete Stewart and Brian Hutchison SIAS and Tom
McClean Glasgow City Council. Traffex 2003.
Economic
appraisal by microsimulation by Iain Clement and Stephen Druitt.Traffic
Engineering and Control (TEC) October 2006.
Interpreting
microsimulation output by Emily Seaman SIAS. Traffic Engineering
and Control (TEC) June 2006
Microsimulation routeing by Stephen Cragg SIAS. Traffic Engineering
and Control (TEC) March 2007.
Roadworks
: What are the benefits of modelling temporary traffic management arrangements?
by Stephen Cragg SIAS Scottish Transport Applications and Research
(STAR) Conference April 2007
Modelling
Adaptive Signal Control Realistically by Eva Martinez Napier University,
John Spence JSTSM, Pete Sykes SIAS. JCT Signals Symposium September
2007
Achieving
realism in simulation with adaptive signal control by Pete Sykes SIAS.
Traffic Engineering and Control
(TEC) January 2008.
Simulating
and Implementing a SCOOT UTC Strategy for a Planned Event, by Gemma
Thomas, Kwasi Baffour and Tim Brown, Transport for Surrey, Surrey County
Council. Traffic Engineering and Control (TEC) March 2009
Here's
a ground-breaking paper from a decade ago, which outlines the fundamental
mechanisms behind microsimulation:
Car
following, lane changing and gap acceptance modelling algorithms, by
Gordon Duncan of Quadstone and Dave McArthur of SIAS 1997.
The
following introductory articles were published in Traffic Engineering
and Control, editions between September 1998 and February 1999. You
may think that these should be no longer relevant. Sadly this is not
the case, and many of the sentiments expressed concerning misunderstandings
in the field of traffic modelling still remain true. Articles 1 and
2 were written by SIAS's Managing Director Stephen Druitt. Article 3
was written by Stephen Druitt and James Laird of SIAS, and Duncan Fraser
of the City of Edinburgh Council.
Article
1: An Introduction to Microsimulation
Article 2: Some Real Applications of Microsimulation
Article 3: Edinburgh City Centre: A Microsimulation
Case Study
The
following paper was delivered by Stephen Druitt to the 3rd UK Local
Authority Chairs of Transport Conference in September 2000. It's been
put into practice by SIAS and many other organisations since
How Microsimulation Models Can Sway Political
and Public Opinion
The following articles
concern general transportation planning topics, not linked to S-Paramics
:
Do
improvements in modelling traveller responses distort economic assessment?,
by Stephen Cragg SIAS and Andy Park Transport Scotland. Scottish
Transport Applications and Research (STAR) Conference April 2008
Strategic
Transport Planning in Scotland -- Is there such a Thing? By Lawrence
Kenney, SIAS. Scottish Transport Applications and Research (STAR)
Conference April 2008
Accessing
Scotland and the world from the boundary of Europe-Scotland’s approach.
By Stephen Cragg, SIAS, and Hugh Gillies, Transport Scotland. International
Conference on Mobility & Transport April 2008, Munich
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Important handbooks available to SIAS clients
and S-Paramics licence holders
Not only do
these publications ensure you get the best out of S-Paramics microsimulation,
they also serve as excellent guides to transportation modelling in general.
Users of other modelling software will also find them very informative.
They are available to non licence holders at £50 each.
Microsimulation
Consultancy Good Practice Guide
This is the
guide for microsimulation modellers. It outlines the essential features
of the vital stages for building a successful model under the headings
:
 Model
Planning Data
Requirements Surveys
Network Construction
Model Calibration
Network Calibration
Matrix Development
Trip Assignment
Simulation Model
Auditing Validation
Report Option
Testing Economic
Assessment Presentation
See the summary of the Good Practice
Guide on this website
S-Paramics
Principles
Please don't confuse S-Paramics with
other products!
We hear so much industry chat about
what microsimulation cannot do that we have produced a handy guide to
put the record straight.
S-Paramics tackles those big projects
for which some practioners still consider microsimulation to be unsuitable.
This guide outlines what's behind the big thinking in S-Paramics, and
suggests application to all aspects of road traffic flow analysis.
See
the introduction on this website.
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