Rapidis - Transportation Planning and Optimization





	References European Union, TEN Connect project Evaluation of TEN policy proposals using the TRANS-TOOLS transportation model The European Commission has initiated a study of the future development of the European transport infrastructure. The study focuses on the effects of the TEN (Trans-European transport-Networks) policy, and is carried out using the transport model TRANS-TOOLS (which covers all of Europe), developed in a prior project. The transport model is based on ArcGIS from ESRI and the ArcGIS extension Traffic Analyst from Rapidis. The European Commission is expected to produce a report in 2010 on the progress of the 30 priority transport axes of the TEN policy. The TEN Connect project will provide the analytical basis for this report and contribute to the analysis of economic, environmental and social impacts of a number of alternative policy options related to the development of the TEN policy. The TEN Connect project is carried out by a consortium of companies and universities, headed up by the Danish engineering company TetraPlan. Rapidis is responsible for all software design and implementation. The TEN Connect consortium: TetraPlan (Denmark) DTU Transport (Denmark) Rapidis (Denmark) BMT Transport Solutions (Germany) Institute for Regional Economy at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel (Germany) Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds (UK) Institute for System Integrating Studies (Italy) MCRIT (Spain) SYSTEMA (Greece) Ramböll (Finland) Informi GIS (Denmark) University of Belgrade (Serbia) Technical University of Vilnius (Lithuania) Sudop (Czech Republic) University of Szczecin (Poland) This project is in progress. Moment Tools for assignment of substitutes to different jobs Partnering with Logis, Rapidis has developed a system for the Danish temporary employment agency, Moment, to plan the assignment of substitutes to different jobs. The system uses Gantt diagrams as the primary user interface, and contains functionality to automate and optimize planning. Vejdirektoratet (The Danish Road Directorate) Tools for analyzing congestion effects on the basis of GPS-data Working for the Danish Road Directorate, Rapidis has designed and implemented a set of tools, which makes it possible for the Road Directorate to analyze GPS-data gathered from fleets of vehicles. The result is a detailed description of various congestion effects in the road network, such as the daily variation of travel speeds, congestion bottlenecks, etc. The tools were implemented using ArcGIS and Oracle DBMS. The Optima Corporation, The Regions of Denmark Producing an ArcGIS-based version of Siren Predict Ambulance Simulation System Partnering with Danish company Logis, Rapidis has helped The Optima Corporation to produce an ArcGIS-based version of their state-of-the-art ambulance planning and simulation system, Siren. The system will be used by the planning regions in Denmark. DTF (Danish Transport Research Institute) Working for the Model Center group of the Danish Transport Research Institute, Rapidis has designed and implemented a GIS-based datawarehouse. Initially the data warehouse will be used to gather traffic counts dynamically from a number of public operators and transport authorities in the Greater Copenhagen Area. In time, other types of data relevant for transportation planners will be added and the geographic scope expanded. These data will be made available to transportation planners and other interested parties. The solution has been implemented using the ESRI ArcSDE multi-user GIS-database, as well as ArcGIS. Post Danmark (Danish Postal Service) Rapidis has assisted Post Danmark in improving their solution for automatic printing of optimized routes for their mail carriers. The solution is based on ArcGIS. Dong Energy Working as a subcontractor for Informi GIS Rapidis has designed and implemented an algorithm for locating sudden faults in the electricity grid, based on incomplete information. The algorithm is used to assist planning during emergency situations, for instance during a storm. Compared to the previous algorithm used by the client, calculation time was reduced from minutes to seconds. The solution was implemented using Rapidis Network Tools. Movia (Easter Denmark's bus authority) Working as a subcontractor for Informi GIS Rapidis has helped Movia to implement a system which assists with the analysis and GIS-based visualization of a wide range of automatically collected transit-measurements such as passenger loads and service reliability. Rapidis developed the core database analysis component of the system. The system is an ArcGIS extension which behind the scenes executes queries based on request by users against an SQL Server & ArcSDE based data warehouse and presents the results in ArcMap in a style which is also user specified. (Link to danish paper(pdf) describing the system) DSB S-Tog (Danish National Railways, Urban Rail) Automatic Estimation of Passenger Travel Patterns Rapidis partners with Center for Traffic and Transport - Technical University of Denmark, to implement a system, which will be used to produce detailed daily data describing S-Tog passengers travel patterns, based on data from counting and weighing systems installed in the trains. The system combines a detailed public transport route choice model with an advanced trip matrix estimation method. European Union, TRANS-TOOLS project A Traffic Forecasting Model to be used by the EU Commission Rapidis assisted DTU Transport - Technical University of Denmark in the Trans-Tools project. The aim of the project was to implement a transportation model covering the entire EU, and modelling passenger and freight traffic across all modes. Rapidis handled the development of a modeling framework, based on ArcGIS' Geoprocessing technology, handling data flows and integrating a number of calculation tools. Additionally all traffic assignment calculations (calculation of traffic flows) are handled by Traffic Analyst. Ministry of Transport & Energy and Greater Copenhagen Development Council (HUR) New OTM Trip Matrices Rapidis was part of a consortium (with DTU Transport - Technical University of Denmark, TetraPlan A/S & Cowi) which carried out a project that aimed to establish updated and more accurate data for travel patterns in the Greater Copenhagen Area. These data are being used in assessment of the feasibility of building a new Metro ring-line in Copenhagen . The project was carried out using Traffic Analyst. Interreg & Regional Authorities Goods Traffic Model for the Øresund Region Rapidis was part of a consortium (with Center for Traffic and Transport - Technical University of Denmark, TetraPlan & Cowi) tasked with implementing a new regional goods traffic model. The model is being used for making feasibility assessments of traffic investments and traffic improvements in Denmark and Southern Sweden . The project was carried out for a group of organizations, including an EU development fund and various Danish and Swedish government agencies. The model is based on ArcGIS and Traffic Analyst. Greenland Home Rule Authority Greenland Transport Model This project delivered a strategic assessment tool to the Greenland Home Rule Authority for evaluating transportation infrastructure investments. The project was carried out by DTU Transport - Technical University of Denmark as the main contractor, with Rapidis participating as sub-contractor. The transport model was built using ArcGIS and Traffic Analyst. Environmental Assesment Institute Detailed Transport Model for Copenhagen Area Rapidis, working as a subcontractor for Center of Traffic And Transport (now DTU Transport) - Technical University of Denmark, participated in developing a large scale and highly detailed transport model for the Greater Copenhagen Area. The transport model was developed using ArcGIS and Traffic Analyst, and is a refinement of the existing OTM model, adding highly detailed timetable based public transport assignment. Timetable and line data were imported from the web-based travel planner service www.rejseplanen.dk, and stored in ArcGIS. The transport model was used as the basis of a study of the socio-economic and environmental impacts of introducing Road Pricing in the Greater Copenhagen area. DSB S-Tog (Danish National Railways, Urban Rail) Modeling Passenger Delays using a timetable-based assignment model Rapidis, working as subcontractor for Center for Traffic and Transport - Technical University of Denmark, has developed a modeling system that is used to model the effects of train delays on the route choices of travelers using the Copenhagen Urban Rail (S-Tog). The system is also used to calculate the actual delays of passengers, that is, whether they actually arrived later than planned. The system is based on the Traffic Analyst Public Transport Assignment module. TetraSoft A/S MapNoise for ArcGIS TetraSoft and Rapidis have formed a partnership to bring MapNoise, a GIS-based noise modeling tool, to the ArcGIS platform. Told & Skat (Danish Tax & Customs Service) FleetView Route for the Tax & Customs Service The Tax & Customs Service (Told & Skat) has chosen a FleetView-based solution for the automatic calculation of Commuting routes and distances for all tax payers, in order to automatically calculate deductions for taxpayers. The solution, which consists of various extensions to FleetView Route and integration with WebSphere MQ was developed by Informi GIS and Rapidis. Informi GIS A/S, forbruger-kontakt Delivery Routes for Marketing Materials Informi GIS and Rapidis have produced a solution that automatically generates efficient delivery routes for marketing materials (minimizing length of the routes and crossings of larger roads, while taking into consideration a number of constraints). The solution combines a simple and easy-to-use webbased interface with a fast and scaleable routing server. Click on the images below to enlarge. Centre for Traffic and Transportation - Technical University of Denmark Dynamic Car Assignment Model Rapidis has developed a software tool for Dynamic Car Assignment for the Centre for Traffic and Transport (Technical University of Denmark), as part of the Congestion Project for the Danish Ministry of Transport. Mapmatching GPS data Rapidis has developed a software tool for the Centre for Traffic and Transportation which infers car-traveler's routes from GPS-data. The tool is used in the research project PROGRESS carried out by CTT for the European Commission. Traffic Analyst Used for Teaching Advanced Transportation Planning Courses Traffic Analyst is used extensively in several courses offered by CTT, focusing on public transport planning and the use of transports models for transportation planning and analysis. HUR Working as consultant through Informi GIS Rapidis supplied a consultant, who has Implemented verification and recalculations modules in the VAU project (Vej og Adresse Udveksling - Road and Address Information Exchange). Rejseplanen.dk Working as consultant through Informi GIS Rapidis supplied a consultant, who has implemented an export module for linking spatial databases to the GIS-interface and timetable database for the Travel Planner Internet web-site (www.rejseplanen.dk).

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