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Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-22-055 Date: February 2022 |
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-22-055 Date: February 2022 |
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1. Report No.
FHWA-HRT-22-055 |
2. Government Accession No. | 3 Recipient's Catalog No. | ||
4. Title and Subtitle
Multiresolution Modeling for Traffic Analysis: Guidebook |
5. Report Date
February 2022 |
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6. Performing Organization Code | ||||
7. Author(s)
Mohammed Hadi (ORCID: 0000-0003-2233-8283), Xuesong (Simon) Zhou (ORCID: 0000-0002-9963-5369), David Hale (ORCID: 0000-0001-5486-9367) |
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9. Performing Organization Name and Address
Leidos, Inc. |
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11. Contract or Grant No.
DTFH6116D00030-693JJ319F000376 |
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12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
U.S. Department of Transportation |
13. Type of Report and Period Covered
Guidebook; September 2020–August 2021 |
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14. Sponsoring Agency Code
HRSO-50 |
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15. Supplementary Notes
The Federal Task Manager was Hyungjun Park (HRSO-50; ORCID: 0000-0002-6627-6857). |
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16. Abstract
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Traffic Analysis and Simulation Pooled Fund Study sponsored a research project on multiresolution modeling (MRM). The project intended to develop consistent definitions and a unified modeling framework for MRM to help transportation professionals better understand opportunities and challenges associated with MRM. This guidebook assists agencies with developing a fully integrated MRM analysis. The guidebook summarizes MRM terminology and definitions, provides a methodology for MRM analysis, and illustrates in three case studies the benefits of applying MRM. The proposed MRM methodology extends the seven-step methodology provided for simulation analysis in FHWA's Traffic Analysis Toolbox Volume III: Guidelines for Applying Traffic Microsimulation Modeling Software (Wunderlich, Vasudevan, and Wang 2019). This guidebook will help transportation professionals assess the level of effort needed and benefits of developing multiresolution models for their analyses and provide guidance for model development. |
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17. Key Words
Multiresolution modeling, microscopic simulation, microsimulation, mesoscopic simulation, dynamic traffic assignment, travel demand model, activity-based model, simulation-based assignment, static assignment, traffic assignment, origin-destination matrix estimation |
18. Distribution Statement
No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161. |
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19. Security Classification (of this report) Unclassified |
20. Security Classification (of this page) Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages
90 |
22. Price
n/a |
Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) | Reproduction of completed page authorized |