INRO offers modular courses to build the training program that suits you and your organization's needs. New users start with the basics and add the modelling courses that are immediately useful to them. More experienced users learn the latest software features, or complement their existing knowledge by delving into new modelling courses.

Register for a scheduled course or bring an INRO trainer on site for expertise adapted to your own modelling context and needs. INRO courses emphasize individual attention and hands-on practice, so you'll leave equipped with the knowledge you need for success in your own models.

3 days Dynamic Traffic Assignment with Dynameq

This course is suitable for participants who intend to develop, maintain, or analyze Dynameq DTA models. A series of hands-on exercises cover software inputs and outputs, and demonstrate simulation basics, data validation, results interpretation, model calibration, post-DTA analysis, and generating sub-areas and dynamic traversal matrices. Participants will develop a basic understanding of traffic dynamics. Previous experience in transportation system modelling and/or traffic engineering is recommended but not required.

 Outline of Dynamic Traffic Assignment with Dynameq

Day 1 Introduction to Dynameq Simulation-based equilibrium assignment Overview of the interface and basic tools Background images and network editing Traffic flow basics Mechanisms of congestion Congestion spill-back Unsignalized intersection control Protected and permitted capacity Gap-acceptance and follow-up time Unsignalized intersections Day 2 Signalized intersections Transit lines Network validation Network display modes Network calculator Visualizing and interpreting DTA results Dynamic equilibrium and convergence results Simulation results and measures of performance User-defined attributes and results Comparing model outputs to field observations Day 3 Calibration Analyzing queues and bottlenecks Select link analysis Path results analysis Calibration factors Post-DTA Creating and editing sub-areas Generating dynamic O-D traversal matrices

 3 days Emme Desktop and Introduction to Modelling

This course combines the Emme Desktop and Introduction to Emme Modelling courses (see below) into a single, comprehensive three-day course. Course participants who are new to Emme will gain a working knowledge of the software, while more experienced participants will deepen their ability to put the Emme Desktop and the Emme Core Modelling Framework to full use. Experience in transportation system modelling is recommended but not required.

 Outline of Emme Desktop and Introduction to Modelling

Day 1 - Morning Introduction Creating the Winnipeg demonstration project The Emme interface The Emme database Adding ArcGIS data Base network Displaying the base network Practice Editing the base network Practice Day 1 - Afternoon Zones and matrices Overview of zonal and O-D data Displaying zonal data Displaying O-D data Practice Traffic assignment results Intersections Overview of traffic assignment Displaying traffic assignment results Practice Day 2 - Morning Validation and analysis Comparing predicted vs. observed volumes Troubleshooting Analyzing O-D travel times Analyzing performance measures Defining new attributes Comparing scenarios Practice Transit network Representing a transit network Creating and editing transit lines Displaying transit lines Practice Day 2 - Afternoon Transit assignment results Overview of transit assignment Displaying transit assignment results Practice Customizing Creating a project Customizing a worksheet Customizing an Emme project Customizing the Emme workspace Practice Day 3 - Morning Introduction Demand modelling Practice Day 3 - Afternoon Traffic assignment Practice Standard transit assignment Practice Conclusion

2 days Emme Desktop

Course participants who are new to Emme will gain a working knowledge of the software, while more experienced participants will deepen their Emme Desktop proficiency. The training is organized around a series of common transportation planning tasks, with new software features introduced at each stage in the course. Topics include working with maps, charts and tables, editing network data, and enhancing your project with GIS data, raster imagery, and vector maps. Previous experience in transportation system modelling is recommended but not required.

 Outline of Emme Desktop

Day 1 - Morning Introduction Creating the Winnipeg demonstration project The Emme interface The Emme database Adding ArcGIS data Base network Displaying the base network Practice Editing the base network Practice Day 1 - Afternoon Zones and matrices Overview of zonal and O-D data Displaying zonal data Displaying O-D data Practice Traffic assignment results Intersections Overview of traffic assignment Displaying traffic assignment results Practice Day 2 - Morning Validation and analysis Comparing predicted vs. observed volumes Troubleshooting Analyzing O-D travel times Analyzing performance measures Defining new attributes Comparing scenarios Practice Transit network Representing a transit network Creating and editing transit lines Displaying transit lines Practice Day 2 - Afternoon Transit assignment results Overview of transit assignment Displaying transit assignment results Practice Customizing Creating a project Customizing a worksheet Customizing an Emme project Customizing the Emme workspace Practice

  1 day Introduction to Emme Modelling

This course is suitable for participants who intend to develop, maintain, or analyse Emme travel demand forecasting models. This overview of the Emme Core Modelling Framework includes an introduction to demand modelling with Emme: trip generation and trip distribution; the matrix calculator and matrix balancing procedures; and the basics of the auto and transit assignment procedures. Participants should be familiar with the Emme Desktop. Previous experience in transportation system modelling is recommended but not required.

 Outline of Introduction to Emme Modelling

Morning Introduction Demand modelling Practice Afternoon Traffic assignment Practice Standard transit assignment Practice Conclusion

2 days Demand Modelling Toolkit

This course presents Emme's tools for manipulating matrix data: matrix calculators, balancing procedures and triple index operations. You'll learn to make use of the matrix calculator for trip generation and to efficiently manipulate matrix data for analysis, and to implement distribution models with Emme matrix balancing. Applications of triple index operations include trip chaining models, and zone selection for park-and-ride. Participants must have completed the Emme Desktop and Introduction to Modelling courses, or have equivalent experience with Emme.

 Outline of Demand Modelling Toolkit

Day 1 Basic concepts Zones, zone groups and partitions Matrix input and modification Displaying matrices Matrix editor dialogs Matrix calculations Matrix calculator Selective calculations Saving/recalling temporary results Practice Matrix balancing Two-dimensional matrix balancing Practice Three-dimensional matrix balancing Practice Day 2 Triple-index operations Basic concepts Applications Practice Analyzing 2-leg trips Practice Dealing with different zone systems Matrices and centroids Simplified zone system Between detailed and aggregate From regional to subarea Real life applications Matrix smoothing Matrix adjustment using observed counts Demand modelling with feedback

2 days Traffic Assignment and Analysis

This course is designed for Emme users who intend to model private transport or analyze model results. Topics include: road network representation for multiclass assignment, principals of user equilibrium assignment, standard and path-based traffic assignment approaches, computing skims with an all-or-nothing assignment, warm-start of assignment, and path analysis. Selected practical applications will also be covered. Participants should have completed the Emme Desktop and Introduction to Modelling training course, or have equivalent experience with Emme.

 Outline of Traffic Assignment and Analysis

Day 1 Traffic Assignment Traffic assignment input Network elements Matrices Functions User equilibrium model Standard traffic assignment Traffic assignment results Practice Path-based assignment Practice Performance considerations Path Analysis Analyzing paths Example: distance analysis Example: select link analysis Example: partial assignment Practice Day 2 Path analysis (continued) Analyzing parts of paths Example: cold starts Example: traversal matrix Practice Multiclass assignment Example: traffic restrictions Practice Modelling applications Matrix adjustment using observed counts Turn delays depending on opposing flows Toll facility modelling Stochastic traffic assignment Technical Appendix

2 days Public Transport Modelling

This course is designed for Emme users who intend to model public transport or analyze results. Topics include: transit network representation and coding, strategy-based transit assignment, timetable assignment, congested transit assignment, capacity-constrained transit assignment, assigning individual transit trips, fare modelling, strategy analysis, and station-to-station analysis. Participants must have completed the Emme Desktop and Introduction to Modelling training, or have equivalent experience with Emme.

 Outline of Public Transport Modelling

Day 1 Transit network representation Network elements Functions Standard transit assignment Strategy-based model Algorithm Trip components Assignment preparation Assignment execution Assignment results Practice Detailed analysis of transit trips Analyze/assign individual transit trips Seeing a strategy Transit network coding Multimodal network Auto access Transit lines Practice Day 2 Analyzing strategies Analyzing strategies Assignment preparation Select line analysis Select element analysis Station-to-station analysis Access and egress time Practice Modelling and computing fares Modelling vs. computing Flat fares Zonal fares Boarding fares Distance-based fares Using timetables In-vehicle time Waiting time Timetable assignment Modelling congestion Modelling congestion Macro congtras Macro captras Practice (optional)

   1 day Macro Programming

This course is designed for users who need to understand, create, use, maintain, or modify macros to automate modelling procedures. Course participants will learn syntax, control flow, data input/output, and best-practices. Hands-on practice is a key element of this course. Working knowledge of the Emme Prompt or STAN and the basic notions of programming are required.

 Outline of Macro Programming

Introduction Parameters and substitution Macro comments Numeric and text macro registers Error detection and flow control Compound macro statements Reading external files, text manipulations Accessing matrix information Formatting the output, writing to external files Nested macros Dialog output control - register o System parameter access - register p Recommendations for trouble-free macro writing

 5 days Strategic Freight Modelling with STAN

Course participants who are new to STAN will gain a working knowledge of the software, while more experienced STAN users will deepen their proficiency in freight modelling. Topics include: building a multimodal network, multicommodity demand, multimodal multicommodity assignment, validation, and results analysis. Previous experience in transportation system modelling is recommended but not required.

 Outline of Strategic Freight Modelling with STAN

Day 1 - Morning General introduction Basic STAN concepts data bank structure modules input and output STAN documentation Multimodal network and editor (I) data hierarchy scenario products modes base and bare network Day 1 - Afternoon Network editor generalized element selection network plots and graphic commands network batch input and modifications Day 2 - Morning Multimodal network and editor (II) intermodal transfers generalized transfer selection transfer plots transfer batch input and modifications global interactive manipulation of transfers transfer graphic worksheet Multimodal network and editor (III) centroids and connectors multimodal shortest paths vehicles function sets network flows modelling issues Day 2 - Afternoon Matrices basic concepts zones and zone groups output matrices input/modify matrices matrix plots matrix histograms matrix calculations Day 3 - Morning Demand models and matrix balancing Functions modelling concepts function editor Multimode multiproduct assignment model Day 3 - Afternoon Assignment preparation and execution report results Validation and result analysis (I) scenario comparison network scattergrams shortest paths Day 4 - Morning Validation and result analysis (II) extra attributes network calculations path analysis Day 4 - Afternoon Miscellaneous application and program environments creating a data bank modifying data bank dimensions menu commands (flexible file names, switches, etc...) checking data bank (using 1.11 and stxfbank) annotations (basic features) macros (basic features) standalone utilities Questions and answers