MICROSIMULATION MODEL OF ACTIVITY-TRAVEL PATTERNS AND TRAFFIC FLOWS: SPECIFICATION, VALIDATION TESTS, AND MONTE CARLO ERROR

Discussed are results pertaining to the application of the Ramblas microsimulation model to predict activity-travel patterns and traffic flows. The validity of the model, which is deliberately based on nationally available time use data, is tested using different national, provincial, and regional data sets. In addition, an analysis of Monte Carlo error is performed. The results of the analyses indicate that the microsimulation model is capable of successfully predicting regional aggregate activity patterns on the basis of a simple set of principles and that the influence of Monte Carlo error on the aggregate results is negligible.

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  https://doi.org/10.3141/1706-15
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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1706, Transportation Planning, Public Participation, and Telecommuting.
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  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Veldhuisen, J
  • Timmermans, H
  • Kapoen, L
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 126-135
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1706
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Activity choices; Error analysis; Microsimulation; Monte Carlo method; Traffic flow; Travel patterns; Validity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00799015
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309066832
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 26 2000 12:00AM