PTV Vision Training Courses, March 18-22, 2012 in Dubai

The training fee includes attendance, lunch, refreshment breaks, documentations and training software. Once we receive your registration form, we will issue an invoice that needs to be paid in full prior to PTV confirming your seat.

Registration for the training session will be running until Thursday, March 1, 2012! Please send your full contact information and the number of participants that you would like to register to PTV Dubai at fax: +971 4 454 1033 or email: training@ptvme.ae.

Participants are required to bring their own laptops (basic specifications: Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP, or 7, 2GB hard disk, 1GB RAM and minimum speed 2GHz), and a Video Card (although not necessary), VISUM/VISSIM license is not required.

The training venue information will be communicated to registered participants no later than one week prior to the training. Participants coming from outside UAE have to make their own visa, travel and accommodation arrangements. 

VISUM Introductory Course will be conducted by PTV Vision Certified Trainer Mr. Torsten Beutin whereas  VISSIM Introductory and Pedestrian Simulation Courses will be offered by Mr. Slavenko Cugalj, PTV Vision Certified Trainer #89.

 Introduction to the fundamentals of transportation planning and VISUM

• Areas of Application
• VISUM Basics - Creating a project folders and file types

VISUM network model - Structure and editing

• Transport systems, modes and demand segments
• Nodes, links, turns
• Zones, connectors
• Importing networks
• Checking the network

Travel Demand

• General, example

Assignment - Modelling of choice decisions

• Private transport assignment procedures
• Public transport assignment procedures

Graphic Display and Network Analysis

• Graphic parameters
• Graphical analysis of results – Shortest path search, isochrones, desire lines, flow bundles

Network Data Import using GIS

Lists and copy and paste functionalities in VISUM

Used defined attributes (UDA)

Sub-area analysis

Matrix processing

Matrix calibration with TFlowFuzzy

The Purpose of VISSIM Introductory Course is to provide basic and advanced understanding of main functionalities in VISSIM as well as to offer hands-on experience in:

• Understanding the basics of micro-simulation in VISSIM :
• Step-by-step developing of VISSIM networks ;
• Setup of fixed time traffic controllers ;
• Public transport modelling ( PuT stops, PuT Lines, and Passenger Model) ;
• Freeway modelling ( weaving areas) ;
• Collecting output ;
• Creating animations, 3D Videos and AVIs ;
• Import/Export interface with other programs (e.g VISUM, Synchro).

The purpose of one-day training on Pedestrian Simulation in VISSIM is to introduce users to the functionalities and main principles of pedestrian simulation and to provide them with knowledge and hands-on experience in:

• Principles of pedestrian simulation and Social Force model;
• Coding of construction elements (pedestrian areas, ramps, and obstacles)
• Pedestrian route choice ( Queuing  and dynamic route choice calculated in VISSIM based on travel time, density, speed or queue length)
• Pedestrian- Vehicle interaction ( Assessment on how pedestrians and vehicles impact each other when intersecting)
• Pedestrian – public transport interaction ( Allows assessment of public transport operations by populating the stations, taking boarding/alighting behaviour into account for dwell time calculations)
• Area based walking behaviour ( Area-specific walking behaviour parameters allows for full control of the simulation)
• Multi- storey modelling ( Modelling pedestrian movements within structures with multiple storeys, e.g , modelling of evacuation)