Wednesday, September 15, 2021
The Florida regional and statewide travel models will be transitioning to new modeling platforms with the anticipated model conversion completion date of July 2023. The two software platforms available for this transition are PTV Visum and TransCAD.
FDOT Districts and their metropolitan planning organization partners will work collaboratively to choose a software platform and develop a schedule for model conversions. This schedule is expected to follow the long-range transportation plan update schedule shown below.
Thursday, May 27, 2021
This online training is an introductory course on the various public data sets used for travel demand modeling, including data for both passenger and freight modeling. Data sets to be covered will be from sources such as the Census Bureau, FHWA, Bureau of Labor Statistics, as well as Florida-specific data sources that are useful for model estimation, calibration, and validation. The full training course contains six 1.5-hour increments to be held online on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings during two consecutive weeks in June. To register, email your name, organization and contact information to Heath Lupton: heath.lupton@dot.state.fl.us.
Schedule:
Monday, April 26, 2021
This course provides a basic introduction on the use of Python for transportation planning and modeling. It includes a brief introduction to the fundamentals of writing code in Python, as well as modules on tabular data analysis, visualizations, geographic analysis, and discrete choice modeling. The course assumes that students are already somewhat familiar with the methodologies and mathematical tools of transportation modeling in general, and focuses exclusively on the how these tools and models are constructed and used within Python.
The training will be held online Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9AM to 10:30AM eastern time, starting May 4th, running 6 weeks, skipping the Thursday before and the Tuesday after Memorial Day, and ending on June 10th. To register, email Terry Corkery: terrence.corkery@dot.state.fl.us
Thursday, March 11, 2021
PTV America is offering a series of free one-hour webinars to the Florida transportation modeling community, providing an opportunity to become familiar with PTV Visum software.
The ten episodes of “Getting to Know PTV Visum” web-training series will consist of presentations and step-by-step demonstrations covering a wide range of topics. Webinars are scheduled every Wednesday 9:00 to 10:00 AM Eastern Time (except not on March 24). Instructors Betsy LaRue and Chetan Joshi, PE, will follow the agenda below:
----- Agenda -----
Ep. 1) March 17, 2021 | PTV Visum in Florida - Overview
Ep. 2) March 31, 2021 | Introduction to PTV Visum User Interface
Ep. 3) April 7, 2021 | Data Management (General) – Import / Export
Ep. 4) April 14, 2021 | Network Management
Ep. 5) April 21, 2021 | Data Management (Demand)
Ep. 6) April 28, 2021 | Model Calculations – Procedures
Ep. 7) May 5, 2021 | Scripting
Ep. 8) May 12, 2021 | Analyzing Output Data
Ep. 9) May 19, 2021 | Traffic Engineering Applications / Multi-Resolution Modeling
Ep. 10) May 26, 2021 | Dynamic Assignment (Mesoscopic Modeling)
If you would like to attend, please register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/918872176483312144
This schedule is subject to change. Recordings of the webinars will be posted on a PTV web page link to be provided later. If you have any questions on this training, please contact:
Terry Corkery (Terrence.Corkery@dot.state.fl.us) or
Jongsun Won, PE (jongsun.won@ptvgroup.com).
Thursday, March 11, 2021
UPDATE 2: Due to overwhelming response of interest, we have now scheduled a second round of Florida-specific training including six, four-hour sessions to be held:
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET on May 18, 19, 20 & 25, 26, 27
As before, these are not videos or lectures, but hands-on, training, and it may be difficult to follow along in some later sessions if you have not attended earlier ones, so we strongly encourage participants to block these times so they attend all sessions. On demand training videos are also being developed and will be available at a later date.
Due to the hands-on nature of the course and our attempt to provide tutors and breakout rooms for folks needing more attention, class sizes are limited, and this training is already full. However, we will be taking names on a waiting list to determine interest in a third round of training. If you would like to have your name added to the waiting list for further training sessions, please email Vince Bernardin (vince@caliper.com).
UPDATE: Due to overwhelming response of interest, we have decided to organize Florida-specific training sessions beginning in late April and continuing in May. These sessions will hopefully be of even more value for the Florida community by using FSUTMS examples. The training will also include an introduction to multiresolution modeling with TransCAD and TransModeler. The training will be in six, four-hour sessions to be held:
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET on April 27, 28, 29 & May 4, 5, 6
These are not videos or lectures, but hands-on, training, and it may be difficult to follow along in some later sessions if you have not attended earlier ones, so we strongly encourage participants to block these times so they attend all sessions. Due to the hands-on nature of the course and our attempt to provide tutors and breakout rooms for folks needing more attention, class sizes are limited, and priority will be given to public sector modelers. If demand exceeds capacity for this additional training, another additional set of sessions will be offered at a later date. To register for this or other TransCAD training opportunities, please email Vince Bernardin (vince@caliper.com).
Original Post:
Caliper Corporation is offering free training opportunities to the Florida transportation modeling community, providing an opportunity to become familiar with the TransCAD software.
The first free TransCAD training opportunity will be the virtual version of our traditional “Introduction to Travel Demand Modeling with TransCAD” course being offered nationally, online in April. The course will comprise six 4-hour sessions from Noon to 4:00 pm ET on April 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, and 15, and will cover topics including:
This training is an interactive, hands-on training. Two monitors are recommended so you can watch the trainer on one while you try test exercises on the other. An additional logon can also be provided if you need to use another device for a second screen. Prior to the training, if you have not received an FDOT TransCAD license yet, we will provide an evaluation copy so you can fully participate in the training.
Due to the hands-on nature of the course and our attempt to provide tutors and breakout rooms for folks needing more attention, class sizes are limited. Depending on demand, a Florida-specific version of the course may also be offered at a later date.
Registration is required. To register for this or other TransCAD training opportunities, please email Vince Bernardin (vince@caliper.com).
Thursday, March 11, 2021
The FDOT Forecasting and Trends Office will offer two online modeling training webinar series in upcoming weeks. To sign up, please email Terry Corkery at terrence.corkery@dot.state.fl.us.
Pre-requisites:
- Basic familiarity with Python, at least to the level covered in the “Python for Transportation Modeling” course
- General familiarity with the theory of discrete choice models is suggested but not required
Agenda
- Discrete Choice Theory Review
- Estimation of Choice Model Parameters
- Statistical Evaluation of Models
- Managing Data for Choice Models
- Mode Choice Model Development
- Nested Logit Models
- Developing and Using Logsums
- Destination Choice Models
- Moving from Estimation to Application
Thursday, February 18, 2021
The Central Florida Regional Planning Model version 7 includes an all-new roadway network and zonal structure, a GIS Editing Tool (GET), completely re-scripted Cube Voyager coding, updated trip generation and distribution, a Simplified Trips on Project Software (STOPS) transit model, a downtown Orlando parking sub-model, a new Orlando International Airport (OIA) sub-model, detailed documentation, and a Wiki website--among may other updates!
The multi-day training for the new model will be conducted virtually, over three (3) four-hour sessions on March 22nd, 24th, & 26th from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. After each morning’s training sessions, the trainers will conduct virtual office hours from 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. to answer specific questions or provide demonstrations of the model.
You may register for the training using the link below. Please share this with anyone who may be interested.
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3572652341301005839
** The model files will officially be available for download prior to the training. A formal announcement will be sent out soon.
AGENDA
Day 1 – March 22, 2021
Day 2 – March 24, 2021
Day 3 – March 26, 2021
Note: this is a detailed training specific to CFRPM, geared toward model practitioners and users. For more general training related to the fundamentals or an overview of travel demand modeling, you may visit the FSUTMS Online website for trainings and workshops.
We look forward to seeing you!
The CFRPM Team