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About this Tutorial

This module is part of the tutorial on the Vision Traffic Suite product family by
PTV AG. It is designed to assist users of these products by explaining step by
step typical workflows and important features within VISUM. In the framework
of this Quickstart tutorial these steps are explained in detail.
The tutorial unfolds its full usefulness together with your version-specific
manual. In the tutorial you learn which decisions to make and which steps to
take. The user manual provides you with information how to take the steps
with the program version available.
The text is accompanied by an example referred to at specially indicated
points. At the end of the main text you will find a list of all included data with
reference to the text.
The tutorial including all files is copied automatically to folder PUBLIC >
DOCOMUENTS > PTV VISION > PTV VISUM 2021 during the installation. The folder
can also be opened from Visum: choose HELP > EXAMPLES > OPEN QUICKSTART
DIRECTORY”). First set the project directories on the enclosed folders entitled
VISUM_NETWORKS for version files and ADDITIONAL_DATA for all other file types.
To do so choose FILE > PROJECT DIRECTORIES > OPEN PROJECT DIRECTORIES
from the menu bar and open the file PATHSETTINGS.PFD, which is in folder
ADDITIONAL_DATA. The version files can be opened with Visum version 2021,
even if the network size exceeds your license. In this case you are able to
open the version files and follow the example, but saving of changed data will
not be possible. For following the exercises of this tutorial, you may need to
refer to the subsequent version file. References to this can be found at the
beginning of each chapter.
The editorial staff of the PTV Visum tutorials hopes that you enjoy an
interesting and instructive read!

The example network for this quickstart tutorial exceeds the possible number
of objects for the trial version for students. It is recommended to users of
this version to download the 30-day free trial version and use it in oversize
mode.

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Contents

1 Structure of the tutorial PTV Visum Quickstart 5

2 Private Transport (PrT): Impacts of a new bypass 6

2.1 Creation and attribution of network objects 7
2.2 Inserting travel demand 22
2.3 Assigning travel demand to the network 30
2.4 Analyzing the project network 37

3 Public Transport (PuT): Optimizing a bus network 54

3.1 Analyzing the existing line network 55
3.2 Adding demand for PuT 59
3.3 Assignment and indicator calculation 67
3.4 Analyzing PuT-supply quality 76
3.5 Improving PuT quality 94
3.6 Comparing the existing and planned bus network 105

Index of example data 111

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1 Structure of the tutorial PTV Visum Quickstart

The purpose of this Quickstart tutorial is to make the first steps in Visum
easier. It will give you a first insight into essential functionality and workflows.
All the steps which are necessary for the described modeling and analysis are
described in detail. One just needs to work through the instructions step by
step. If you are only interested in parts of the tutorial, you can begin working
in every sub chapter. The necessary files with intermediate results are
mentioned at the beginning of every sub chapter and can be found in the folder
Visum_Networks.
The model area used in this tutorial is the fictitious town of Oppidum. In this
tutorial you will extend a given transport network and perform traffic related
analysis. The tutorial consists of two parts:
1. Private Transport (PrT): Analyse the traffic impacts of the construction of
a bypass.
2. Public Transport (PuT): Analyse an urban bus network. With the help of
Visum’s analysis capabilities you will examine the given network and
derive actions for improving it.
Overall this tutorial aims at introducing basic workflows to new Visum users.
For more detailed background information on modeling principles and analysis
capabilities we recommend studying the examples of the installation under
C:\USERS\PUBLIC\DOCUMENTS\PTV VISION\PTV VISUM 2021\EXAMPLES.

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3 Public Transport (PuT): Optimizing a bus
network

The following section introduces public transportation (PuT) modeling in

Visum. You will examine the bus network of the town of Oppidum and derive
suitable measures for improving PuT network supply with the help of Visum.
In chapter 3.1 you will start with analyzing Oppidum´s line network in the actual
state. For that you look at the existing stops and line routes and at the
timetable stored in the model.
In chapter 3.2 you will add a PuT demand matrix to the model and visualize it
in the form of desire lines zones.
In chapter 3.3 you will assign the travel demand to the PuT network. At the
same time you will calculate PuT operating indicators. In doing so you will also
learn how to define user defined attributes for calculating individual indicators.
To demonstrate Visum´s analysis capabilities, you will then view the
assignment results both graphically in the network editor and as a list.
After the calculation of assignment and indicators, you will examine the PuT
network supply and its quality (chapter 3.4). You will analyze the accessibility
of stops and examine the accessibility of network objects with the help of
isochrones. In addition, you will analyze transfers and transfer waiting times
between bus lines. This will be done with the Visum PuT flow bundles.
From the analysis of the actual state, some potential ideas for improving the
PuT supply in Oppidum will arise. In chapter 3.5 you will consequently create
new stops, change the course of a bus line and modify vehicle journeys. In
doing so, you will also be introduced to the timetable editor.
To close the project, you will compare the planned bus network to the actual
bus network (chapter 3.6). This will require to work with the matrix editor and
to copy data to Excel.

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3.1 Analyzing the existing line network
First look at Oppidum´s line network in its actual state:
1. Choose FILE + OPEN from the menu bar and open the version file
411_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.
2. Take a look at the existing stops in the list view:
 Choose LISTS + PUT SUPPLY STOPS + STOPS from the menu bar.
 As you can see there are 33 stops modelled in the network: 15 stops
within Oppidum and 18 stops in the surrounding area.
 Arrange the network editor and lists window under each other by
pressing the button ARRANGE WINDOWS HORIZONTALLY .
 In the toolbar of the NETWORK EDITOR window, click the button
SYNCHONIZATION WITH OTHER WINDOWS.
 In the toolbar of the window LIST(STOPS), click the button
SYNCHONIZATION WITH OTHER WINDOWS.
 When you mark a network object in the list, the clipping you see in
the map is moved in a way that the marked network object appears
in the center of the map. This function makes editing of network
objects much more comfortable.

Note: You do not have to select the STOPS network object from the window
Network for doing this. Visum automatically changes the network object to
STOPS when you select a stop from the list.

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  Now select the stop Kaiserstrasse from the list stops. You can see
that the stop is selected in the network editor window at the same
time.
 This also works in the opposite direction: mark a stop in the map and
the respective stop will be selected in the list.
 Close the list.
3. View the existing line routes in the network editor:
 Move your mouse pointer over the LINES caption in the window
Network. A tooltip is displayed which gives you information about the
number of lines, line routes, etc. in the model and their actual status
(active or passive).
 Left click on the LINES caption. The dialog Line routes opens.
 There are five lines each of them with the directions up (>) and down
(<). In Visum this corresponds to ten line routes.
 Select the existing line routes successively by left clicking on them.
You can view their course in the network editor since they are
displayed in red. Press the button AUTOZOOM to view their entire
courses:

 As you can see there is a circle line within Oppidum and four lines
going to the surrounding area.
4. You can also view the line routes as a list:
 Choose LISTS + PUT SUPPLY + LINES + LINE ROUTES from the menu bar.
 Take a look at the lengths of the different line routes.
 Close the list by pressing .

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 5. Use the functionality in the window Marking to examine which line routes
stop at the bus terminal in the center of Oppidum:
 If the window Marking is not visible you can open it via menu VIEW +
TOOL WINDOWS + MARKING
 Press the EDIT MODE button and left click on the STOP POINTS label
in the Network objects toolbar.

 Left click on the bus terminal (stop point number 106062529) in the
network editor.
 Switch to the window Marking. The browser in this window supports
you in navigating between related network objects and provides you
fast access to the related network objects of a selected network
object.
 Left click on the line route Bus 5 > B5-LR1-H. The line route is now
highlighted in the map.

 To edit some attributes of this line route, simply right click on the line
route and choose Edit.. from the context menu.
6. Take a look at the timetable stored for the bus lines:
 Left click on the TIMETABLE button in the toolbar on the top or
alternatively choose VIEW + TIMETABLE (TABULAR) from the menu bar:

 In the TIMETABLE LINES window press the button EDIT BASIC LINE
SELECTION .

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  The dialog Line selection appears. This is where you select the lines
for display in the timetable editor.

 Activate the check box Bus 1 and press OK.

 In the bottom half of the window is the departure and arrival times for
the journeys at the stops belonging to bus line 1 (Note: to see every
single journey, make sure that the regular service mode
is not activated):

 Close the timetable editor by pressing the CLOSE button .

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3.2 Adding demand for PuT
So far there is no PuT travel demand in the model. We will add it to the model
by importing a demand matrix.

Open the version file 411_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER to start working on the

example in this chapter.

Embedding the demand matrix

1. Add a demand matrix for PuT and fill its values with data from file:
 Change to the window Matrices.

 Press the button CREATE MATRICES for inserting a new matrix or

choose CREATE MATRICES from the context menu (right click).
 The dialog Create matrices opens. Change the Code to PuT_24h and
the Name to PuT_Assignment_24h.
 Keep the settings for Matrix type as Demand matrices and Network
object reference type as Matrices with zone dimension. Type of data
source is Data matrix.

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  Confirm with OK. The matrix has been created and can be found
under Demand matrices -> District matrices -> Data matrices in the
matrix list.
 The matrix editor opens and the matrix is displayed for editing. Initially
all cells of the matrix are filled with 0. The size and arrangement with
other windows can be controlled using the buttons on the Windows
toolbar.
 Further information about the matrix can be obtained when moving
the mouse over the entry in the tree view of matrices

 Click on matrix 1 Put_24h to select it for the following action.

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  Click the button Open external matrix in the tool bar of the open
matrix and open file 411_PUT_24H.MTX.
 Close the Matrix editor window,
2. Associate the demand matrix to the demand segment PuT:
 Choose DEMAND + DEMAND DATA from the menu bar. The dialog OD
demand data is displayed.
 Switch to the tab [DEMAND SEGMENTS].
 Go to the Matrix-column and select 1 PuT_24h in row 4 referring to
DSeg code PuT.
 Choose a demand time series in the column Demand time series. Use
here the standard Visum demand time series 1 Default
 Keep 00:00:00 in the column Start at as a starting time. The Start at
value allows you to define an offset from the start time specified in the
demand time series. In our example, it is not necessary because the
demand time series already refers to correct times of the day.

The temporal distribution of travel demand within the analysis period is

described by a start time and a time series. In Visum you can either assign
separate demand matrices for each time interval of the time series or you
can define time series as a percentage of one demand matrix. Time series
are considered during PuT assignments and dynamic PrT assignments.
They are not considered in static PrT assignments (for further information,
please consult the user manual).

 Switch to the tab [STANDARD TIME SERIES] to take a look at the time series
in this model. As you can see, here time series are defined as a
percentage of one demand matrix, i.e. the matrix
PuT_Assignment_24h is sliced according to the distribution curve
defined here.
 Select the line and press the EDIT button to take a look at the
distribution by percentages:

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  Exit the dialog by pressing the CANCEL button and the dialog OD
demand data by pressing the OK button.

You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 412_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

Visualizing PuT-demand with Desire lines zones

Now take a look at the PuT demand for zone 70 (A-Town):
1. Configure the display of origin traffic from zone 70 with desire lines zones:
 Choose GRAPHICS + EDIT GRAPHIC PARAMETERS from the menu bar.
 Select Desire lines zones from the tree structure and activate the
check box Draw layer desire lines (zones).
 Activate the check boxes Draw bars and Draw bar labels.
 Change to tab [OD PAIR SELECTION].and select the radio button for Draw
only selected OD pairs. After this option is activated more input
options are shown in the dialog.
 Press the button under the radio button to select the attribute that
should be displayed on the desire line bars.
 Select the attribute From zone number and press OK.
 Press the CREATE button twice for creating two new classes.
 Enter the class <= 69 in row one and the class <= 70 in row 2.
 Note: the class names are automatically taken over from the class
limits. If you want, you can edit the column Name and give individual
names to the classes. This is especially helpful when later on you
want to create a legend showing these names.
 Activate the check box for class <= 70 in the column Draw and
uncheck the other Draw check boxes.

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 2. Change the settings for the display of the desire line bars:
 Change to Desire line zones – Display in the tree view.
 Activate the check box Draw.
 Ensure that Scale\UseAutoScale is active.
 Choose the sub attribute Matrix Value (1 PuT_24h) as ScaleAttrID
and exit the dialog by pressing OK.
 Keep all the remaining settings in this dialog. If the attribute is not
shown in the list, add them with a click on the button Select attributes
shown .

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  Make sure that the check box StandardBar\UseClassifiedMode is not
ticked.
 Choose the color for the desire lines in row Filling.
3. Increase the font size for the bar labels:
 Choose Desire lines zones from the tree view and go to tab [TEXT
FORMAT]
 Set the Font size to 3mm.
 Press the OK button to let Visum draw the desire lines.
 The desire lines are now displayed for zone 70. Their width is
dependent on the demand between the zones:

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 4. After studying the desire lines, switch them off:
 Press the GRAPHICS LAYER button for OD pairs in the window Network:

 The desire lines are switched off.

You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 413_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

Viewing PuT-demand in the OD pair list

Visum also includes lists for OD pairs in which matrix values for all OD pairs
can be viewed and edited. Take a look at the list for your PuT-demand:
1. Right click on the OD pair caption in the window Network and select Lists
– OD pairs from the context menu.
2. In the list you can see a column showing the PuT demand between
different zones.
3. Sort the list by the demand in column 3: Right click on the column head
and choose Sort in descending order from the context menu.

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 4. As you can see the highest demand is between zones 70 and 88: Between
those zones in each direction 48 passengers are using PuT within 24
hours.

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3.3 Assignment and indicator calculation
By adding the PuT-demand to the model, you satisfied the precondition for
running an assignment on the transport network. In addition, Visum allows you
to calculate indicators between zones such as the journey times or the transfer
wait times. Furthermore we will calculate PuT operating indicators such as
mileage (ServiceKm).

Open the version file 413_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER to start working on the

example in this chapter.

Parametrizing the assignment and the calculation of PuT indicators

1. Set up the timetable-based assignment:
 Choose CALCULATE + PROCEDURE SEQUENCE from the menu bar.
 Press the CREATE button, choose Assignments – PuT assignment
from the tree and press OK. A new line for the PuT assignment is
added.
 In the new line press the button SELECTION DEMAND SEGMENT under
Reference object(s) and select mode PuT PuT and the demand
segment PuT PuT.
 Confirm by pressing the OK button.
 The assignment is based on the timetable stored in the model. Make
sure Timetable-based is selected under Variant/file.
 Press the EDIT button to define parameters.
 Activate the check boxes Calculate assignment and Calculate skim
matrices in the tab [BASIS].

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 2. Make additional settings for the skim matrix calculation:
 Switch to the tab [SKIM MATRICES] in the Parameters dialog.
 In the mid part of the dialog, choose which indicators should be
calculated. Select the check boxes in the columns Calculate for the
indicators Journey time, PuT Aux time, Transfer wait time
adopted, Number of Transfers and Access distance.
 Select the check box Save to file for the indicator Transfer wait time
adopted.

We save Transfer wait time adopted to file because later we need this file
of the matrix to compare the actual and planned state of the network.

 Enter PUT_SKIM_ACT as a filename.

 Press the OK button to return to the Procedure sequence dialog.

It is important that you activate the option Calculate. Otherwise the indicators
are not available within the Visum version for additional analysis (such as
desire lines zones).

3. Finally add the calculation of PuT operating indicators to the procedures:

 Press the CREATE button in the Procedure sequence dialog and
choose the operation PuT analyses – PuT operating indicators.
 Use the Up and Down arrows if you need to change the order of
procedures. The PuT assignment needs to be first.

For more information about PuT assignment methods please consult the
Visum manual, part Fundamentals, chapter User model PuT.

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 User-defined indicator for line evaluation
The calculation of user-defined indicators can be carried in different ways. You
can set up a procedure within the procedure sequence or define user-defined
attributes with a formula. The latter are automatically updated if any of the
inputs change. Therefore, it is not appropriate for our purpose of comparing
the outcome of varying PuT supply definitions. Because we will later on modify
the line courses, we need an indicator which tells us something about the
efficiency of lines. This new efficiency indicator in the existing network will be
called LineEvaluation_Act and will be the ratio of Passengerkilometer
(PassBoard x in-vehicle distance from board till alight) to Servicekilometer
(Departures x Journey Length). An increase in this indicator means the line is
more efficient, since proportionately more passenger kilometers per service
kilometer are covered.
Because the passenger kilometers and service kilometers are serving as an
input, it is necessary that the PuT operating indicators are calculated in the
procedures. In the previous chapter you already included this procedure in the
procedure sequence. In the following you will create the user-defined attribute
and take a look at the results for the line evaluation in the existing network.
1. Create the user-defined attribute LineEvaluation_Act:
 Choose LISTS > ATTRIBUTES from the menu bar.
The List (Attributes) window is displayed.
 In the tool bar click on CREATE.
 Choose the network object Line routes from the combo box and press
the OK button.
 The dialog Create user-defined attribute (Line routes) is shown. Make
the settings as they are shown in the picture below:

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  Confirm by pressing the OK button.
 Close the List (Attributes) dialog.
 Change to the Procedure sequence dialog.
2. Insert the calculation of the user-defined attribute as a step in the
Procedures dialog and assign the formula PassengerKm / ServiceKm to the
new attribute:
 In the dialog Procedure Sequence click the CREATE button, choose
the procedure Miscellaneous > Edit attribute and click OK.
 In case the new procedure is not the last operation, left click to mark
the row of the new procedure and position it as the last step in the
sequence of procedures by using the button .
 Click the EDIT button. The dialog Parameters: Edit attribute is
displayed.
 Choose Line routes from the combo box Network object type.
 Press the button for attribute selection and choose
LineEvaluation_Act as Target attribute.
 Then configure the formula for the calculation of the attribute
LineEvaluation_Act as shown in the screenshot below. You can
access the attributes Passenger kilometers (AP) and Service
kilometers (AP) by pressing the button in the columns Attribute.

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  Exit the dialog by pressing OK.

Executing the assignment and indicator calculation

In the previous two chapters you set the parameters for the timetable-based
assignment and told Visum to calculate the indicators Journey time, PuT Aux
time, Transfer wait time adopted, Number of Transfers and Access
distance. Furthermore, you activated the calculation of PuT operating
indicators. This provided you several information about the assignment and
PuT supply, including mileage (Servicekilometers). In turn, this indicator
serves as an input to the newly defined indicator LineEvaluation_Act.
Execute these three procedures:
1. If necessary, change to the Procedure sequence dialog.

2. Make sure the check boxes for the timetable-based assignment, the
calculation of PuT operating indicators and the attribute editing are
activated.

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 3. Press the Start button . The arrow in the column Execution indicates
which procedure is currently calculated. After the calculation has finished
close the procedure sequence dialog .

You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 414_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

Viewing the assignment results in the network editor

To view the assignment results as link bars in the network editor you have to
configure the graphic parameters:
1. Right click on the LINKS label in the window Network and choose GRAPHIC
PARAMETERS – BARS… from the context menu. You directly get to the
graphic parameter settings for the display of link bars.
2. Select the scaling attribute (ScaleAttrID).
3. Select the attribute Volume PuT [Pers] (AP).
4. Ensure that the check box Draw is activated.
5. Activate the check box Label\UseLabelThreshold and make sure the value
Label\LabelThreshold is zero

6. Select the main item Links from the tree view and activate the check boxes
Draw bar and Draw bar labels.

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 7. Press OK to confirm. The result is the following display in the network
editor:

You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 415_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

8. Now switch to the link bars off:

 Choose GRAPHIC + EDIT GRAPHIC PARAMETERS from the menu bar.
 Select Links from the tree view on the left.
 Deactivate the check boxes Draw bar and Draw bar label.
 Exit the dialog by pressing OK.

Examining the assignment results in the lists

The paths between zones and their link sequences are all stored after an
assignment. Take a look at the PuT path legs list.

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 1. Open the list PuT paths legs by right clicking on the OD PAIRS label in the
window Network and selecting LISTS –PUT PATH LEGS:

2. View the path legs from origin zone (OrigZoneNo) 3 to destination zone
(DestZoneNo) 5:
 One path was found between the zones. This path consists of five
path legs (see column PathLegIndex). As you can see in the column
ODTrips, just one trip uses this path.
 Zone 3 accesses the PuT network via stop point 106071816. In the
column TimeProfileKeyString you find the entry OriginConnector,
which refers to the origin connector from the zone into the network.
 The access time from the origin zone to the stop point is 4 min 39 s,
the access distance is 310 m.
 The remaining rows describe the legs of the path: after 11 minutes on
bus 3, a transition time of 6 minutes follows. After that the passenger
transfers to bus 4 and then travels for another 21 minutes.
 The egress from the PuT network is made via stop point 106071828.
It can be seen by the entry DestinationConnector. The egress time
is 6 min 56 s, the egress distance is 462 m.
3. Leave the list by pressing the CANCEL button .

Results of the user-defined line evaluation attribute

1. Take a look at the newly calculated indicator for line evaluation in the list
view:
 Choose LISTS > PUT SUPPLY > LINES > LINE ROUTES from the menu bar.
 The list is displayed as follows:

 Press the button SELECT ATTRIBUTES .

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  In the Line routes: select attributes Dialog you can edit the columns
by adding or deleting relevant attributes. Close the Dialog with a click
on the CANCEL button.
 Leave the list by clicking the button.

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3.4 Analyzing PuT-supply quality

Open the version file 415_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER to start working on the

example in this chapter.

Stop catchment areas for analyzing accessibility

Visum offers the ability to visualize stop catchment areas graphically. This
gives you a first impression about the general accessibility of stops:
1. Configure the graphic parameter settings for stop catchment areas:
 Right click on the STOPS label in the window Networkand choose
Graphic parameters – Stop catchment areas… from the context
menu.
 Activate the check box Draw and the radio button Constant under
Display on the right side.
 Enter a Radius of 400m for the catchment areas.
 Activate the radio button Smooth color transition and choose a center
color.
 Switch to the main item Stop catchment areas in the tree view.
 Activate the check box Draw Layer Stop catchment areas and
deactivate the check box Avoid overlapping when drawing.
 Exit the dialog by pressing the OK button.

2. View the stop catchment areas: The circles are 400m buffers around the
PuT stops. It can be noted that the east part of Oppidum is insufficiently
connected to the bus network.

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 You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 416_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

3. Switch off the catchment areas again:

 Choose GRAPHIC + EDIT GRAPHIC PARAMETERS from the menu bar and
select Stop catchment areas from the tree view.
 Deactivate the check box Draw Layer Stop catchment areas and exit
the dialog by pressing OK.

Viewing connectors for analyzing stop accessibility

A further method to examine stop accessibility is to display the connectors. In
addition, we want to limit the analysis to zones with origin traffic for PuT
greater than 25 passengers and mean access time greater than 5 minutes. To
limit the selection, we will use a filter.
1. Display the connectors in the network editor window:
 Press the graphic layer button for connectors in the window Network:

2. Set a filter for connectors:

 Right click on the FILTER button next to the CONNECTORS caption in
the window Network:

 The Filter dialog opens. Press the button for the new filter criterion in
the column Attribute and select the indirect attribute under Zone -
Mean access time PuT (Zone\Mean access time PuT).
 Choose > Value as Operation and enter a time of 5min
 Add an additional filter criterion by pressing the CREATE button.
 Select the attribute TSys set by pressing the button in the column
Attribute. Confirm by pressing the OK button.
 Keep the Operation as Contains at least one
 Press the button for selecting PUTW PuT Walk from
available transport systems in the network and press OK.
 Insert another filter criterion by pressing the CREATE button.
 Select the attribute Zone – Origin traffic-DSeg – PuT PuT.
 Select ≥ Value as Operation
 Enter 25 (persons) as value.
 Ensure that all three filter criteria are connected by AND. You can
change between AND and OR by pressing on those buttons directly
as they then toggle between AND and OR.

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  Activate the check box Use filter and exit the dialog by pressing OK.
 Now only those connectors which correspond to the defined filter
criteria (that is the mean access time for PuT is at least 5 minutes,
the transport system is PuT-Walk and the origin traffic for PuT is at
least 25 persons) are displayed.
3. To see the zones which also satisfy the filter criteria for connectors, i.e.
have at least one active origin connector, do the following steps:
 Left click on the graphic layer button for ZONES in the window Network
to switch on the layer:

 All zones are displayed with their Number.

 Now open the filter for zones by clicking on the filter icon or choose
FILTERS from the context menu (right click while moving the mouse
over the ZONES caption)
 The Filter dialog opens. Click the button for the new filter criterion in
the column Attribute and select the indirect attribute under Origin
connectors > CountActive.
 Confirm with OK.
 Choose ≥ Value as Operation and a value of 1
 Make sure that the box Use filter is active and press OK.
 Note that this filter depends on the filter for connectors because the
latter determines the number of active and passive connectors.
 To deactivate the display of passive zones right click on the graphic
layer button for ZONES in the window Network to access the graphic
parameters for zones
 Change to tab [PASSIVE], untick the box for Draw object.
 Repeat the steps to deactivate passive network objects for
connectors by changing to Display under Connectors in the tree view,
select tab [PASSIVE] and untick the check box Draw object.
 Press OK to confirm the changes

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 4. With the help of this illustration you can see that some of the zones in the
east of Oppidum have insufficient PuT access, even though there is a
significant amount of origin traffic for PuT (zones 22, 26, 27, 63 and 66):

You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 417_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

5. After viewing the connector bars, revert the graphic parameter and filter
settings:
 Press the buttons for the CONNECTOR graphic layer and for the
CONNECTOR FILTER in the window Network:

 Press the button for the Zones graphic layer and for the Zones filter
in the window Network to switch off the display of zones and deactive
the filter:

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 PuT demand in Oppidum East
In the previous analysis you saw that the PuT network in east Oppidum is
inadequate. However, there are zones in this area of Oppidum that have a
significant amount of demand. With this information, you can derive suitable
measures for improving PuT supply. This can, for example, include redirecting
one of the bus lines through the eastside of Oppidum.
1. Open the graphic parameters file 417_DESIRELINES_PUT.GPA. This contains
the settings for viewing the desire lines zones and for illustrating PuT
demand in the zones in the east of Oppidum (zones 21 to 23, 26 to 28 and
63 to 66):
 Choose FILE > OPEN > GRAPHIC PARAMETERS….
 Open the file 417_DESIRELINES_PUT.GPA. This prompts the dialog
Reading Graphic Parameters: Select.
 Activate the radio button Read selected parameters.
 Deactivate all graphic parameter settings by pressing the button
UNCHECK ALL.
 Activate the check boxes for Layer and Desire lines zones in the
column Read.
 Click the Ok button.
 Left click on the OD PAIRS graphic layer to switch on graphic
parameters for desire lines zones
 The desire line bars are displayed for the defined zones in Oppidum
east. You can see that part of the PuT demand in this area is directed
towards zone A-Town (zone number 70).

You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 418_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

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 2. After looking at the desire line bars, switch them off:
 Press the Graphics layer button for OD PAIRS in the window Network:

Further accessibility analysis with PuT isochrones

Isochrones can be used to examine the accessibility of network objects. In the
following we want to analyze which places can be reached from the bus
terminal within 5 minutes.
1. Configure the graphic parameter settings for isochrones:
 Choose GRAPHICS > EDIT GRAPHIC PARAMETERS… from the menu bar.
 Select 2D-Display in the tree view.
 Activate the check box Draw layer 2D display.
 Select Stop areas from the combo box under Attribute selection.
 Press the button below the combo box and select the attribute
Isochrones time PuT.
 As an upper bound for the classification a value of 5 minutes is
already set. Keep this setting and the remaining class limits.
 Exit the dialog by pressing OK. The network editor background is now
colored in red.
2. Select network objects for isochrones:
 Choose GRAPHICS > ISOCHRONES from the menu bar.
 Configure the Isochrones dialog as follows:

 Select the bus terminal (stop area 106062575) using a right click
option in the network.

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  Click the EXECUTE button in the Isochrones dialog. The resulting
graphics look like shown below:

 As you can see in the time interval between 07:00 and 08:00 a.m. the
stop Karl-von-Draiss-Strasse (number 106062607) can be reached
from the bus terminal within five minutes. The basis for this calculation
is the timetable stored in the model. The circles around the stops
show all those places which can then be reached on foot within the
given time frame of five minutes. The calculation is based on direct
air distance and the speed V-access as given under 2D display in the
graphic parameter dialog.

You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 419_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

3. After viewing the isochrones, switch them off again:

 Press the INITIALIZE button in the Isochrones dialog.
 Exit the Isochrones dialog by pressing the CLOSE button.
 Choose GRAPHICS + EDIT GRAPHIC PARAMETERS from the menu bar.
 Select 2D-Display from the tree view.
 Deactivate the check box Draw layer 2D display and exit the dialog
by pressing OK.

Analyzing passenger transfers

It is often useful to display those stops with notable passenger transfers. The
number of transferring passengers around each stop can be displayed using
stop catchment areas.
1. Set the graphic parameter settings for stop catchment areas:

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  Right click on the STOPS label in the window Network and choose
GRAPHIC PARAMETERS – STOP CATCHMENT AREAS from the context
menu.
 Activate the radio button Uniform display.
 Activate the check box Draw.
 Activate the radio button Determine from attribute.
 Press the button for attribute selection and choose the attribute
Passengers transferring total (AP).
 Enter 0.3 in the attribute weight input box.
 Select the radio button Simple filling.
 Switch to Stop catchment areas in the tree view and activate the
check box Draw layer Stop catchment areas.
 Press the PREVIEW button. The radius of the circles depends on the
number of transfers at the stop.
2. In addition, we want to label the circles with the number of transferring
passengers and the stop name:
 Select Stops from the tree view and activate the check box Draw layer
Stops.
 Switch to the Display under Stops and activate the check box Draw
table.
 Switch to Table under Stops and activate the check box Draw table.
 Select the Name attribute in every first line by clicking the attribute
selection button. Click the button , in the
context menu choose Attribute value and select attribute Passengers
transferring total (AP) for the second row.
 Furthermore, make sure the rest of the settings are as follows:

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  Press the PREVIEW button.
3. The layer Stop catchment areas is drawn on top of the Stops layer that
contains the stop labels. Thus the order of layers in the Edit graphic
parameters dialog needs to be modified:
 Switch to Layer in the tree view.
 Left click to select the row Stop catchment areas in the right part of
the dialog.
 Use the arrow-buttons and for moving the Layer Stop
catchment areas below the Layer Stops.
 Confirm the settings by clicking OK in the Edit graphic parameters
dialog
As you can see, there are significant passenger transfers at the bus terminal
(1183 passengers), at Karl-von-Draiss-Strasse (182 passengers) and at the
stop Kurze Strasse (260 persons).

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 You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 420_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

4. Switch this illustration off again:

 Choose GRAPHICS > EDIT GRAPHIC PARAMETERS… from the menu bar.
 Select Stops from the tree view and deactivate the check box Draw
table in Table under Stops.
 Select Stop catchment areas in the tree view and deactivate the
check box Draw layer Stop catchment areas.
 Exit the dialog by pressing the OK button.

Analysis of transfer wait times

We want to examine the transfer wait times for trips between several zones.
To do so we use the skim matrices which were calculated together with the
assignment.
1. Look at the calculated skim matrix for transfer wait times:
 Choose window Matrices.
 Select the matrix number 4 TWTA (PuT PuT) containing the transfer
wait times adapted PuT and press the EDIT button.

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  This opens the matrix in the matrix editor. The values in the matrix
are the mean transfer wait times of journeys between zones.
 Close the skim matrix by pressing the button .
2. Filter OD relations with high PuT demand and long transfer wait times by
using the OD pair filter:
 Right click on the FILTER button next to the OD PAIR caption in the
window Network:

 Press the button in the column Attribute and select the attribute
Matrix value – Transfer wait time adapted PuT.
 Select ≥ Value as Operation
 Enter 10 as value which is in minutes as skim matrices have been
saved in minutes.
 Press the CREATE button to insert a new filter condition.
 Choose the attribute Matrix value – PuT_Assignment_24h.
 Select ≥ Value as Operation
 Enter 10 (persons) as value.
 Activate the check box Use filter and exit the dialog by pressing OK.

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 3. We will now display the filtered OD pairs as desire line bars in the network
editor. Load a GPA file to change the graphic settings by using the Gpar
selector:
 Choose FILE > PROJECT DIRECTORIES > EDIT PROJECT DIRECTORIES from
the menu bar.
 Make sure the project directory setting for GPA-files is set to the
\ADDITIONAL_DATA\ folder:

 Now find the GPA selector (see picture below) in the toolbar of the
Network editor and click the drop down button: here you can see all
the GPA-files stored in the project directory for graphic parameters.
 Select the GPA-file 420_DESIRELINES_TRANSFER.GPA.

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  Eventually adjust the section displayed of the network by pressing the
button ZOOM OUT , possibly several times.
 Desire line bars are displayed for all relations with a mean transfer
wait time higher than 10 minutes and a demand higher than 10
passengers per day. The bar width is determined by the PuT demand
between the zones. You should see that the relations between A-
Village, B-Village and D-Village to B-Town show high transfer wait
times but also high PuT demand.

You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 421_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

4. After viewing the desire lines, switch them off again and also deactivate
the OD pair filter:
 Press the GRAPHIC LAYER and FILTER button for OD PAIRS in the window
Network:

Analysis of stop utilization (PuT flow bundles)

In a model with a calculated assignment a PuT flow bundle can be used to
extract and display only those assignment paths which match certain criteria.
Thus, you can display for example only those paths which use a selection of
network objects such as stops, links or zones. In the following you will use this

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 feature to determine which type of passengers use the bus terminal in
Oppidum the most: passengers who board, transfer or alight at this stop.
1. Open a graphic parameter file containing settings for the flow bundle:
 Choose FILE > OPEN > GRAPHIC PARAMETERS from the menu bar.
 Open the file 421_FLOWBUNDLE.GPA.
 Choose Read all graphics parameters and confirm with OK.
2. Check the parameters for the flow bundle:
 Choose GRAPHICS > FLOW BUNDLE from the menu bar.
 One criterion for PuT and Stop (bus terminal with stop number
106062529) is defined.
 Click under condition the button next to Stop 1060662529.
 The dialog Edit flow bundle term is displayed. On tab PASSENGER TYPES,
additional settings forPassenger types can be made.

 In the network editor the blue flow bundle shows the paths found in
the assignment that satisfy the criteria of transferring at the bus
terminal.

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  Close the Flow bundle dialog.
3. Perform the same analysis for boarding passengers at the bus terminal:
 Choose GRAPHICS > FLOW BUNDLE from the menu bar.
 Click the INITIALIZE button in the Flow bundle dialog, this will delete
the previous results.
 Choose PuT and Stop from the two combo boxes on the left top of
the dialog.
 Select Stop Bus terminal (No 106062529) in the network editor.
 Click under condition the button next to Stop 1060662529.
 The dialog Edit flow bundle term is displayed. On tab PASSENGER TYPES,
select Origin boardings.
 Close the dialog with OK.
 Click the EXECUTE button to perform the calculation.
 As you can see, more passengers use the bus terminal for
transferring between two bus lines than for boarding a bus line.

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 4. Carry out the same examination for the alighting passengers:
 Click the INITIALIZE button.
 Repeat the step 3, but choose Destination alightings from the dialog
Edit flow bundle term.
 Again, you can see that more passengers use the bus terminal for
transferring than for alighting.

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 You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 422_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

5. You can save the flow bundle settings to a GPA file for later use. To do so
simply type a new name in the GPA Selector:
 Type FLOWBUNDLEALIGHT into the GPA Selector and click ENTER.
 This saves the file in the GPA folder.
 Select a different GPA file from the selector to change the view and
then select your new file to return to your flow bundle.
6. It is also possible to display this analysis as a list:
 Choose LISTS > PATHS > PUT PATH LEGS from the menu bar.
 Select Flow bundle routes from the combo box Selection.
 Only those routes which satisfy the filter criteria are shown in the list.
 Exit the list by pressing the CLOSE button .
7. Initialize the flow bundle:
 Choose GRAPHICS + FLOW BUNDLE from the menu bar and press the
INITIALIZE button.
 Exit the dialog by pressing the CLOSE button.

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 Conclusion
This analysis of the PuT network supply found insufficient accessibility of the
stops in the east of Oppidum and long transfer wait times on some of the
relations. This is especially troublesome since some of the relations have high
PuT demand. Thus, there appears to be some potential for improvements. In
the following chapter you will test some of these potential improvements.

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3.5 Improving PuT quality

Open the version file 423_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER to start working on the

example in this chapter.

Creating new stops

To improve PuT accessibility in the east part of Oppidum, start by establishing
some new stops. Create the stops via the following steps:
1. In the tool bar of the Network editor window click the button INSERT MODE
and left click on the STOP POINTS label in the window Network.

2. Choose EDIT > USER PREFERENCES and select NETWORK > STOP POINT in the
tree view. The stop points will be inserted on the links (link-based stop
points). Select PERMIT CREATION OF LINK STOP POINTS and confirm with OK.
3. Create two new stop points at the places shown in the illustration below.
Left click at the places shown on the map to create the stop points .The
new stop point Achalmstrasse is situated between the nodes 106062148
and 106062280. The new stop point Scheffelweg is situated between the
nodes 106062455 and 106062426.

4. Answer YES to the question about deleting the assignment results. This is
required since the assignment paths are dependent on the stops in the
model.

5. In the tool bar of the Network editor dialog click the Edit mode button.
Edit the Code and Name for the two new stop points from the illustration
above in the Quick view window.

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 You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 424_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

Modifying the spatial course of lines

The new stop points have to be included in the spatial course of the bus line.
For this we will redirect the course of an already existing bus line. Demand for
a bus connection is especially strong in the zones of east Oppidum and
especially in the direction of A-City (see chapter 3.4). Thus it is reasonable to
redirect bus number 1, which operates in this direction, through these stops.
1. Redirect the course of the line route (edit shape). You can do this for both
directions at the same time:
 Click on the LINES label in the window Network:

 The dialog Line routes appears. Select both direction up and direction
down for bus number 1 (B1-LR1-H and B1-LR1-R).
 Open the context menu by right clicking in the network editor window
and choose Edit course. Alternatively, you can press key F5.

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  In Edit cours mode, you can fix and move profile points on the route.
A node of the route is fixed by selecting it with the left mouse button.
If any node is moved between two fixed profile points by dragging
with the left mouse button, the line route is calculated on the shortest
paths between the fixed profile points and the moving profile point.
Some small examples can be found in the help: HELP > PTV VISUM
HELP > VISUM-USER MANUAL > EDITING THE NETWORK > MANAGING LINE
ROUTE AND TIME PROFILES > EDITING LINE ROUTE ITEMS. Alternatively,
you can open the context-sensitive help by pressing F1.
 Edit the shape of the line route as follows:

Select the two nodes highlighted in

the illustration (number 106062114
and 106062377) by left clicking
them. These will serve as the fixed
points. The spatial course of the line
will only be modified between these
points.

Select a point on the line route

between the two fixed points and pull
the tip of the dashed triangle to the
node shown in the illustration on the
right (number 106062455). This
should re-route the line route
through this new point.

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 Fix the node (number 106062455)
with a left mouse click.

Select the node highlighted in the

illustration (number 106062276),
keep the left mouse button pressed
and drag the tip of the dashed
triangle with to the node shown in
the illustration on the right (number
106062148).

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 Fix the node (number 106062148)
with a left mouse click.

Select the node highlighted in the left

of the illustration (number
106062332), keep the left mouse
button pressed, and drag it to the
node shown in the illustration on the
right (number 106062426).

The line route should have this course.

 After finishing the course editing, press OK in the dialog Edit course
to confirm the new course.

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  Since the course of the line route has changed, the existing
assignment and line costing result is no longer valid. Answer YES
when prompted to delete the results.

Visum automatically calculates the run times between the stops when the
line course is changed.

2. Next, create PuT connectors to allow passengers in the model to use the
new stops. First set a connector filter, which filters only connectors that
are open for PuT-Walk:
 Right click on the FILTER button for CONNECTORS in the window
Network:

 The Filter for Connectors dialog is displayed. You only need one filter
criterion, so delete the two already existing criteria by selecting the
rows and pressing the DELETE button.
 For the remaining filter criterion press the button for attribute selection
and select the attribute VSys-Set.
 Choose Contains at least one as Operation
 Press the button for selecting the transport system and
choose PUTW PuT Walk.
 Confirm by pressing the OK button.
 Make sure that the check box Use Filter is activated and exit the
dialog by pressing OK.

3. Delete the existing PuT connectors and create new ones:

 Left click on the CONNECTORS label in the window Network.

 Right click on CONNECTORS in the window Networkand choose MULTI-

DELETE from the context menu.
 Answer YES on the question if you want to delete connectors.
 Make sure that all zones are active, i.e. click on the filter symbol next
to zones to deactivate the filter.

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  Again open the context menu by right clicking on CONNECTORS in the
window Network and choose CREATE from the context menu.
 Activate the radio button PuT in the dialog Generate connectors, and
keep the remaining settings and press OK.
4. View the newly generated connectors in the network editor:
 Press the GRAPHIC LAYER button for CONNECTORS in the window
Network.

 As you can see there are new connectors between the zone centroids
and the nodes which are closest to the new stops.

5. Revert the graphic parameter settings:

 Again, press the LAYER button for CONNECTORS in the window
Network. The color of the button changes to grey.

6. Deactivate the connector filter:

 Press the CONNECTOR FILTER button in the window Network.

You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 425_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

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 Analyzing and modifying vehicle journeys
To optimize the transfers for passengers at the Bus terminal, we examine the
transfer connections between arriving and departing services. As a result of
the analysis we will implement some measures to better coordinate the
services at this stop. To do so, we will use a specifically designed display for
transfers between regular services. The Transfer display of regular services
is particularly useful for an evaluation because it shows the services with their
respective passenger volumes as well as passenger transfers including
transfer times at the stop. We then shift some of the services temporally using
the Timetable editor so that transfer times are reduced. The effects of a better
coordination will be examined.
1. Look at the schedule of vehicle journeys and their temporal position
relative to each other in the Transfers display between regular services:
 Choose menu VIEW > TRANSFER DISPLAY OF REGULAR SERVICES to open
the window.

 Click the button Edit next to Stop to select the Bus terminal.
Reduce the time window to From 06:00:00 To 08:00:00. Leave all
other settings unchanged.

 To visualise passenger volumes of vehicle journeys and transfers in

this view the corresponding information must be saved in the
assignment result. Open the menu CALCULATE > GENERAL PROCEDURE
SETTINGS. In the tree view on the left side choose Assignment under
PuT settings. Change the settings for Save transfers to Between
vehicle journeys.
 Confirm the changes with OK.
 To reassign the PuT demand, open the Procedure sequence via the
menu CALCULATE > PROCEDURE SEQUENCE. Mark the row with the PuT
assignment.

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  To modify the settings and parameters for the assignment press the
button EDIT.
 Deactivate the check box for Calculate skim matrices in page [BASIS]
so we do not overwrite previous results. Close the parameter dialog
with OK.
 Mark the first procedure again and right click to access the context
menu. Select Execute marked procedures to assign PuT demand.
The demand for PuT is assigned to the network.
 Return to the Transfers display of regular services.
 Open the graphic parameter file for this view, i.e. choose menu
TRANSFER DISPLAY OF REGULAR SERVICES + OPEN GRAPHIC
PARAMETERS…, select the file 426_TRANSFERDISPLAY_BUS-
TERMINAL.GPTA. You can now see the passenger volumes of vehicle
journeys at the outer edge of the circle while in the inner part transfer
flows are shown.
 To display transfer times, click on the arrow for an arriving service
(arrow towards the circle) and then on an arrow for a departing
service (arrow points outwards). Keep the CTRL key pressed when
selecting the arrows. The transfer time is shown in light blue.

 Keep the CTRL key also pressed to unmark the arrows.

 The bars of transfer flows show that for some major connections
waiting times are acceptable, i.e. transfer times are within 10min. In
contrast, passengers arriving at minute 41 and 44 have long transfer
times (24min and 15min, respectively).
2. Shift some of the vehicle journeys using the Timetable editor to reduce
transfer times for the passengers:
 Open the Timetable editor via menu VIEW > TIMETABLE (TABULAR).

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  In the displayed Edit line selection dialog choose the option Keep.
 Click the button EDIT BASIC LINE SELECTION and select line Bus 4,
close the dialog.
 You can expand the line hierarchy using the button EXPAND TREE.
Select all levels of the direction down.
 Make sure the option REGULAR SERVICE MODE ON/OFF is set to off,
meaning that you see single vehicle journeys in the Tabular timetable.

 Mark the first two vehicle journeys (No 149 and 150), which arrive at
6:41 and 7:41, respectively, at the Bus terminal, i.e. keep the CTRL
key pressed while clicking on the column headers.
 Open with right-click on header the context menu and chose Select
the option MOVE VEHICLE JOURNEYS TO DIFFERENT TIME, enter 10min
and choose later. Confirm with Ok.
 A message is displayed indicating that the assignment result is
deleted. Choose YES FOR ALL to continue.
 Repeat the steps to shift vehicle journeys of Bus 5: Change the
selection of lines with the EDIT BASIC LINE SELECTION button. Expand
the tree under Lines and activate the entire hierarchy by clicking the
button SELECT ALL .
 Bus 5 is a circle line which starts and ends at the Bus terminal. The
vehicle journeys for down and up run in opposite directions. Mark the
columns of vehicle journeys no 169 and 181 in the Tabular timetable.
Shift these two vehicle journeys by 10min, i.e. open the dialog Shift
vehicle journey(s) using the button SHIFT MARKED VEHICLE JOURNEYS,
select Later and enter 10min.
 The two vehicle journeys now start 7:40:00 and end at 7:54:35.

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  Close the tabular Timetable by clicking the CLOSE button .
 To observe the changes in transfer times we re-assign demand.
Change to the Procedure sequence and mark the first procedure.
Right click to access the context menu and choose Execute marked
procedures. The assignment is calculated.
 Change to the Transfers display of regular services. After the
assignment we can see the expected result. In the Transfers display
of regular services, we observe that transfer times are reduced for
passengers of shifted services (Bus 4 and 5) while for passengers of
other services the conditions are unchanged.
 Exit both the Transfers display of regular services and the Procedure
sequence by clicking the CLOSE button .

You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 426_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

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3.6 Comparing the existing and planned bus network
In the last chapter you improved the PuT network. Now you will compare the
planned with the existing bus network in Oppidum.

Open the version file 426_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER to start working on the

example in this chapter.

Calculated procedures for the planning state

For comparing both the planned and existing bus network, you first have to
calculate the assignment, the indicators and the user-defined attribute for the
planned network. The line evaluation attribute for the planned state will be
stored in the user-defined attribute LineEvaluation_Plan.
1. Create the user-defined attribute:
 Choose LISTS > ATTRIBUTES from the menu bar.
The List (Attributes) window is displayed.
 In the tool bar click on CREATE.
 Choose the network object Line routes from the combo box and press
the OK button.
 The dialog Create user-defined attribute (Line routes) is shown. Make
the following settings:

 Confirm by pressing OK.

 Close the Dialog List (attributes).

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 2. Adjust the procedure settings and execute them:
 Choose CALCULATE > PROCEDURE SEQUENCE… from the menu bar to
open the Procedure sequence dialog.
 Select the row with the procedure PuT assignment and press the EDIT
button to define parameters.
 In the dialog Parameters: Assignment procedure: Timetable-based
on page BASIS activate the check box for the Calculation of skim
matrices.
 Change to the page SKIM MATRICES.
 Enter the filename PUT_SKIM_PLAN and confirm by pressing OK.
 Back in the procedure sequence dialog, select the row with the
operation Edit attribute and press the EDIT button.
 Choose LineEvaluation_Plan as the Target attribute and keep the
formula for calculating the attribute.
 Confirm by pressing the OK button.
 Make sure that all three procedures are active.
 Press the START PROCEDURE SEQUENCE – RUN ALL ACTIVE
OPERATIONS button to calculate the procedures.
 Close the procedure sequence by pressing the CLOSE button .

You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 427_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

Stop accessibility in the planned network

Explore improving stop accessibility by creating new bus stops:
1. Open the graphic parameter file 427_CATCHMENTAREAS.GPA for viewing
the stop catchment areas:
 Choose FILE > OPEN > GRAPHIC PARAMETERS from the menu bar.
 Open the file 427_CATCHMENTAREAS.GPA.
 Activate the radio button Read selected parameters in the dialog
Read graphic parameters: Select.
 Deactivate the selection by pressing the button UNCHECK ALL.
 Activate the check boxes Stop catchment areas and Layer in the
column Read.
 Press the OK button to confirm.
2. View the bus stop catchment areas shown in the network editor: The areas
from which a bus stop is less than 400m linear distance away are shown
in blue. The eastern part of Oppidum is now much better connected to the
bus network:

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 Catchment areas existing network Catchment areas planned network

You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 428_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

3. Deactivate the display of stop catchment areas:

 Choose GRAPHICS + EDIT GRAPHIC PARAMETERS… from the menu bar.
 Select Stop catchment areas in the tree view.
 Deactivate the check box Draw layer Stop catchment areas and exit
the dialog by pressing OK.

Viewing stop accessibility for the existing and planned network using
lists
Next you will view the accessibility of stops in the planned network as a list
and compare it to the existing network in the spreadsheet program Microsoft
Excel.
1. Open the zone list and configure the list layout (view):
 Right click on the ZONES label in the windows Network and select LIST
from the context menu.
 Press the button SHOW ONLY ACTIVE ZONES .
 Press the button SELECT ATTRIBUTES… .
 Keep the CTRL-key pressed, select all attributes in the right list except
Number and Name and press the DELETE button.
 Select the attribute Mean access time PuT in the left list and click
the ADD button.
 Change the Format-setting for this attribute to Seconds and confirm
by pressing the OK button.
2. Load a filter file which filters the zones to only include Oppidum east:
 Choose FILTERS > OPEN FILTER FILE… from the menu bar.

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  Open the file 428_FILTER_ZONES.FIL and confirm the following dialog
with OK.
3. Copy the filtered list to the clipboard and insert it in a spreadsheet program
such as Microsoft Excel:
 Press the button COPY LIST TO CLIPBOARD .
 In the dialog Save attributes (Zones) press OK to confirm.
 Open your spreadsheet program (such as Microsoft Excel) and open
the file 428_MATPUT_TEMPLATE.XLS.
 Select the cell A1 and PASTE the data from the list.
 Since the spreadsheet calculations (formulas) are already stored in
the table, you do not have to make any further settings. In column “I”
is the difference of the access times.
 As you can see the accessibility of stops in the east of Oppidum
improved significantly (Note: The zones which had an access time of
0s in the actual state were note connected to PuT at all, since they
were more than 1km away from the next stop):

You can find this snapshot of the model in the files 429_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER
and 429_MATPUT_PLAN-ACT.XLS

4. Exit the list by pressing the CLOSE button .

5. Press the ZONE FILTER button in the window Network to deactivate the filter.

Comparison of the transfer wait times

To analyze the changes in transfer wait times of journeys between the zones,
we use the matrix editor to subtract the matrix of the existing network from the
matrix in the planned network.
1. Change to the window Matrices.
2. Select the skim matrix 4 TWTA (PuT PuT) and press the EDIT button
to open the matrix in the matrix editor.
3. The values in the matrix show the mean transfer wait times of journeys
between the zones.
4. Press the SUBTRACTION button in the matrix editor toolbar on the top
of the window.

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 5. Activate the radio button Load matrix from file and open the matrix file
429_TRANSFERWAITTIME_ACT.MTX. This matrix contains the transfer wait
times in the existing network.
6. Press the OK button to subtract the matrix.
7. Load the graphics parameters for the matrix editor via the menu MATRIX
EDITOR > GRAPHIC PARAMETERS > OPEN GRAPHICS PARAMETER. Select the file
429_TRANSFERWAITTIME_DIFF.GPM. The backgrounds of the matrix cells
are coloured depending on the classification defined for the matrix values.
8. The matrix shows for which OD relations the transfer wait times improve
for the planned network (negative values – green background) and for
which OD pairs they get worse (positive values – orange background). OD
pairs without change are displayed with white background. In grey are
matrix cells of relations for which in the existing case public transport was
not available.

You can find the difference of the transfer wait times in the matrix file
429_TRANSFERWAITTIME_DIFF.MTX.

9. Press the UNDO button to restore the transfer wait times of the planned
network.
10. Exit the matrix editor by pressing the CLOSE button .

Comparison of line evaluations

The final comparison is the line evaluation attribute created to measure
efficiency. In the previous chapters you created the user-defined attributes
LineEvaluation_Act and LineEvaluation_Plan. Now you can compare
these attributes for bus line 1, which you modified in the planned network.
1. Open the list for line routes and adjust the layout
 Choose LISTS > PUT SUPPLY > LINES > LINE ROUTES from the menu bar.
 Choose the button SELECT ATTRIBUTES…
 Keep the STRG key pressed and mark all attributes under Link run
time except the user-defined attributes LinkEvaluation_Act and
LinkEvaluation_Plan.

 Use the DELETE button to remove attributes from the selection.

 Confirm with OK to return to the list
2. Compare the line evaluation changes between the existing and the
planned network for line 1. You will see that the values of the user-defined
attribute for line evaluation do not only increase for direction up and down
for line 1, but also for all the other lines. This means that the ratio of
passenger kilometers to service kilometers increased. Hence more
passenger kilometers per service kilometer are travelled. Thus, the
efficiency of the bus network would benefit from the measures in the
planned network.

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 You can find this snapshot of the model in the file 430_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER.

Conclusion
You have now successfully finished your first small PuT project and gained an
overview of typical workflows and important features that Visum offers.

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Index of example data

VISUM version files of the example network:

File name Description Ref.
400_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PrT-input network for editing the PrT 2.1
project. This network does not
contain the planned bypass or the
zones.
401_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PrT-network including shape-edited 2.1
bypass.
402_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PrT-network, in which the bypass is 2.1
displayed dependent on the link
category stored in a user-defined
attribute.
403_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PrT-network with typified nodes and 2.1
turns with default values from the
turn standards.
404_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PrT-network with zones. 2.2
405_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PrT-network with connectors. 2.2
406_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PrT-network with OD matrix. 2.2
407_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PrT-network with calculated 2.3
assignment and indicators.
408_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PrT-network with link bars showing 2.3
the link volumes from the
assignment.
409_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PrT-network with flow bundle. 2.4
410_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PrT-network with display of turn 2.4
volumes.
411_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-input network for editing the 3.1
PuT project.
412_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network with demand matrix. 3.2
413_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network with desire line bars 3.2
showing the PuT demand.
414_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network with calculated 3.3
timetable-based assignment and
indicators.
415_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network with link bars showing 3.3
the volumes from the timetable-
based assignment.
416_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network displaying stop 3.4
catchment areas in the existing
network.

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 417_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network showing connector 3.4
bars in the existing network.
418_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network with desire line bars for 3.4
PuT-demand in Oppidum east in the
existing network.
419_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network showing PuT- 3.4
isochrones in the existing network.
420_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network with desire line bars 3.4
showing the transfers in the existing
network.
421_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network with desire line bars 3.4
showing the transfer waiting times in
the existing network.
422_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network with flow bundles 3.4
showing the transfers at the bus
terminal.
423_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network in existing network. 3.5
424_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network with new stops in the 3.5
planned network.
425_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network with new line courses 3.5
in the planned network.
426_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network with shifted vehicle 3.5
journeys in the planned network.
427_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network with calculated 3.6
assignment and indicators in the
planned network.
428_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network showing the stop 3.6
catchment areas in the planned
network.
429_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network with filtered zones in 3.6
the planned network.
430_VISUMTUTORIAL.VER PuT-network with comparison of line 3.6
evaluations.

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 Other data:
File name Type Description Ref.
403_OPPIDUM_ZONE_CE Shapefile Shapefile with zones. 2.2
NTROID.SHP
403_OPPIDUM_ZONE_CE Shapefile Associated binary file. 2.2
NTROID.SHX
403_OPPIDUM_ZONE_CE Shapefile Associated attribute name 2.2
NTROID.CTF file.
403_OPPIDUM_ZONE_CE Shapefile Associated attribute value 2.2
NTROID.DBF file.
405_CAR_24H.MTX Visum matrix Demand matrix for PrT. 2.2
file
408_LAYOUT_VERSIONC Visum Layout file for version 2.4
OMPARISON.NET network comparison
layout file
408_VERSIONSCOMPARI Visum Graphic parameter settings 2.4
SON.GPA graphic for version comparison
parameter file
408_VERSIONSCOMPARI Visum Graphic parameter settings 2.4
SON_FINAL.GPA graphic for version comparison
parameter file
408_LISTLAYOUT_VERSI Visum list List layout for version 2.4
ONSCOMPARISON.LLA layout file comparison
408_PRT_RUNTIME_DIFF Visum matrix Travel time differences 2.4
.MTX file between planned and
actual state.
PRT_SKIM.TTC Visum matrix Skim matrix calculation of 2.4
file travel times between zones
in the actual state.
408_OPPIDUM_ASSIGNM Visum Network with assignment in 2.4
ENT_ACT.VER version file the actual state (without
bypass).
411_PUT_24H.MTX Visum matrix Demand matrix for PuT. 3.2
file
417_DESIRELINES_PUT. Visum Graphic parameters for 3.4
GPA graphic displaying the desire line
parameter file bars for PuT-demand in
Oppidum east.
420_DESIRELINES_TRAN Visum Graphic parameters for 3.4
SFERS.GPA graphic displaying the desire line
parameter file bars for transferring
passengers.
421_FLOWBUNDLE.GPA Visum Graphic parameters for 3.5
graphic displaying the PuT flow
parameter file bundles.

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 424_BUSNET_PLAN.NET Visum Network file including new 3.5
network file stops and line courses.
426_TRANSFERDISPLAY- Visum Graphic parameters for 3.5
BUSTERMINAL.GPTA graphic Transfers display of regular
parameter file services.
427_CATCHMENTAREAS. Visum Graphic parameters for 3.6
GPA graphic displaying stop catchment
parameter file areas.
428_FILTER_ZONES.FIL Visum filter Filter settings for activating 3.6
file the zones in Oppidum east.
429_MATPUT_PLAN- Excel file Completed comparison of 3.6
ACT.XLS stop accessibilities in the
planned and actual state.
428_MATPUT_TEMPLATE Excel file Template for comparison of 3.6
.XLS stop accessibilities in the
planned and actual state.
429_TRANSFERWAITTIM Visum matrix Matrix containing the 3.6
E_DIFF.MTX file difference between transfer
waiting times in the
planned state and the
actual state.
429_TRANSFERWAITTIM Visum matrix Matrix containing the 3.6
E_ACT.MTX file transfer waiting times in the
actual state.
429_TRANSFERWAITTIM Visum Graphics parameter for 3.6
E_DIFF.GPM graphics display of cells in the matrix
parameters editor
file
PUT_SKIM_ACT.TWTA Visum matrix Matrix containing the mean 3.3
file transfer times in the actual
state.
PUT_SKIM_PLAN.TWTA Visum matrix Matrix containing the mean 3.6
file transfer times in the
planned state.
PATHSETTINGS.PFD Visum project Settings regarding the 3.6
directories Visum project directories.

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