OUR SERVICES
Traffic Engineering & Modelling
Urbsol use and develop:
– Macro level models (VISUM, Cube Voyager)
– Meso level models (VISUM and VISSIM mesoscopic)
– Micro level models (VISSIM)
– Hybrid VISSIM models
– Nanosimulation and end-to-end journey modelling (Commuter)
– Traffic signal operation (SCATSIM and NGEN)
– Car parking models including guided parking systems
– Corridor models and signal optimisation (Linsig, Transyt)
– Pedestrian simulation and analysis (VISWALK, Commuter)
– Emergency egress simulation (Pathfinder)
To deliver whole solutions to transport demand and mobility planning problems, our traffic engineering and modelling services include:
– Transport model development
– SCATSIM applications
– Inter- and multimodal simulation
– Vehicle actuated signal logic
– Traffic signal optimisation and personality generation (NGEN)
– Car park circulatory simulation, including pedestrian access strategy, entry/exit system delays and queue development
– Traffic and transport analysis and advice
– Pedestrian access strategy simulation
– Emergency evacuation modelling
– Deterministic analysis using tools such as SIDRA, Linsig and Transyt
– Expert witness services
– Sub-consulting and specialist advice
Crowd Simulation & Evacuation Modelling
The analysis of the urban form and pedestrian/crowd behaviour is complex and it is important that these problems are considered using appropriate analysis techniques. Robust infrastructure planning extends to how the built form affects the comfort and behaviour of end users under both normal and abnormal operating conditions.
Crowd Simulation.
From large crowd simulations for actual venues through to the operation of end of event facilities such as footbridges, train stations and bus ports, consideration of the end user is paramount to good facility planning, design and operation.
Urbsol use VISWALK, a pedestrian simulator from PTV based on the social force model developed by Helbing and Molnar, which mathematically formulates social and psychological impacts as forces. VISWALK has the advantage of full integration with VISSIM, meaning pedestrian interaction with vehicles can be properly considered and analysed.
Emergency Egress Modelling.
Our skills have also been called on to investigate how facilities are likely to operate under emergency egress conditions to ensure robust infrastructure planning through the use of specialised simulators such as Pathfinder developed by Thunderhead Engineering.
This type of analysis helps infrastructure designers and operators understand how to both design facilities and best manage users in the event of an emergency situation.
Data Visualisation & Statistical Analysis
We understand it is critical that informed decision making is backed by an evidence-based approach. Our analysts are qualified economists and engineers with backgrounds in areas such as econometrics, statistics, computer programming, engineering and multivariate analysis.
We see data visualisation as playing an ever-increasing role in digesting and analysing big data to derive deeper insights and knowledge – our unique approach results in applications that are capable of answering questions as fast as users can think of them. This effectively minimises the delay in results to keep pace with the natural thought process to better support decision making.
Economic Analysis
Delivering transportation infrastructure involves the economic justification for the investment and the preparation of robust business cases to support investment decision making.
Our ability to integrate macro, meso and micro level models and outputs means we can accurately assess each component of the benefit stream that are derived from improvements in mobility and transport infrastructure.
Urbsol have been engaged to assess a variety of economic costs and benefits associated with transport investments, including major freeway projects, intersection treatments, metered roundabouts and network closures.
Software Training
Urbsol provide tailored accredited training services in the development and application of simulation models built using a variety of software suites and have delivered accredited courses to a number of private and public sector clients.
The packages that we are accredited to train in include:
– VISSIM
– VISWALK
– VISUM
– Commuter
– Q-Paramics