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The UFM trip matrix file may be created in a number of different ways;
for example using a wide range of input data formats from ascii/text files
to MX as described in Section 10.5, or using SATME2 as described in
Section 13 to create it from observed link flows. The “traditional”
method using MX ascii input is described next.
MXM1 trips
where MXM1 or M1 are simply .bat files which run the program MX
in a particular way. (Previously M1 was a separate program.)
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TRIPS.DAT
(ascii file)
M1
TRIPS.UFM
(Unformated UFM file)
Figure 4.1 - Obtaining a .UFM Trip Matrix from a .DAT file
Note:
- Record (3) must begin in col. 1 and have three blanks between
the S and the P. This record defines the matrix as a trip matrix
in units of pcus per hour.
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to 5. The origin records MUST appear in order of increasing zone
names; i.e., the lowest origin first, the second lowest next, etc., etc.
The following sample file lists the beginning of the trip file for a network
with 10 zones (so that only one record per origin zone is required).
Note that the trip elements are given in pcus PER HOUR, independent of
the length of time period to be simulated. In other words they are
specified as a rate and the program itself will convert them into actual
numbers proportional to the length of the time period simulated, LTP.
Note also that the matrix can be either in terms of vehicles or pcus,
although the latter is generally more realistic. The important point is to
ensure that all network capacities are defined in similar units, i.e., pcus
per hour or vehicles per hour. For simplicity all documentation refers to
pcus/hr. See Section 15.17.
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2. If a series of time-dependent trip matrices is required to represent
successive time periods (using the PASSQ option, Section 17.3)
and if these matrices differ only by time-dependent factors then
there are two labour-saving options to avoid coding a separate data
file for each time period: (a) using the FACTOR options within MX
to create a set of separate UFM matrix files from one original file
(10.7); or (b), using the GONZO parameter as input to SATNET to
factor the single matrix at the assignment stage (Section 6.3).