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CE 751

Urban
Transportation
Systems Planning

Lab 1. Cube Software Demonstration

Friday, 5th august 2016


About Cube Software

Developed by Citilabs, USA


Modeling platform that covers all aspects related to transportation
planning, engineering and Land use
With Cube, you can generate decision-making information quickly
using powerful modeling and GIS techniques, statistics and
comparisons, high-quality graphical output, and a variety of
reporting methods
Cube is a modular system. The core module is the Cube Base
System Interface:
Cube Base: Comprehensive interface for data editing,
mapping, reporting, model development and
scenario creation and management

Demand Modeling:
Cube Voyager: Passenger forecasting
Cube Land: Combined transport-land use modeling
Cube Cargo: Freight forecasting

Simulation:
Cube Avenue: Dynamic traffic assignment
Cube Dynasim: Traffic micro simulation

Specialized:
Cube Cluster: Running models across multiple processors
Cube Analyst: Advanced matrix estimation for all modes
Cube Voyager

Cube Voyager uses a modular, script-based structure


The structure allows to incorporate any modeling
methodology in the forecast, such as standard four-
step models, discrete-choice models, and activity-
based models
A wide variety of planning policies and improvements
at the urban, regional, or long-distance levels can be
modeled
Cube Voyager
Models
Transportation planning models require a structure that allows to study the effects of
varying inputs. In Cube, that structure consists of:

Applications Applications describe the model Cube uses to process data.


Application Manager is used to develop models. The models are saved as applications.

Scenarios Scenarios link a specific set of inputs to an application. Scenarios are


developed to apply applications. A scenario links a specific set of inputs to an
application.

Catalogs Catalogs store related applications and data. Catalogs are created as the
container for work done. Catalogs provide convenient access to the applications and
scenarios needed to complete a study.
New Application
Application window
Application tools Ribbon

Trip generation
INPUT OUTPUT
S S

Zonewise
Productions and
Attractions

Socio-economical data such


as population, employment
etc.
Trip generation example: BKC Model
Step 1: Start a new application file [.app]
Step 2: Create a new trip generation model.
Step 3: Generate a script file with cube syntax.

Step 4: Link the zonal data file (.dat, .dbf, .txt, .zon, .csv, .prn etc.)

Step 5: Run the model


Script File Zonal Data file
Simulation
Results: Zonal PA Data

Productio Attraction
ns s

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