Aimsun

Basic Information

Language

English, French, Spanish

Latest update

1 Feb 2017

Price

3K-40K euros

Application time

From one day to one year (depending on scope of work, area...)

Assistance required

Training (strongly recommended despite providing the self-tutorials included in the tool)

Assistance data

OD matrices, counts, signal timings, public transport schemes, transport network (topology)

Tool type

Other Software

Application area

Data gathering
Analysis, scenarios and measure selection
Appraisal and assessment
Evaluation and monitoring
Dissemination and communication

Target Audience

Rural areas
Small cities
Medium-sized cities
Large cities
Metropolitan regions

Summary

Aimsun develops Aimsun Next traffic modelling software, which allows you to model anything from a single intersection to an entire region. With thousands of licensed users in government agencies, consultancies, and universities all over the world, Aimsun Next stands out for the exceptionally high speed of its simulations and for fusing travel demand modelling, static and dynamic traffic assignment with mesoscopic, microscopic and hybrid simulation – all within a single software application.

Aimsun Next allows you to carry out traffic operations assessments of any scale and level of complexity. The applications are endless, but some of the most common are:

Impact analysis of autonomous and connected vehicles
Assessment and optimisation of Transit Signal Priority (TSP) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) schemes
Feasibility studies for High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) and High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes
Impact analysis of infrastructure design
Environmental impact analysis
Toll and road pricing
Evaluation of travel demand management (TDM) strategies
Signal control plan optimisation (Aimsun Next-TRANSYT link) and adaptive control evaluation
Safety analysis Evaluation of Variable Speed policies and other Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) analysis
Workzone management

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Good Example

PanAm Toronto 2015 Games - area model: Mesoscopic model of Toronto Area, time-shifted traversal matrices and adjusted subarea matrices. The modelling team imported the whole Greater Golden Horse Shoe area into Aimsun from the Land Information Ontario GIS system. From this model, the team extracted the mesoscopic subarea and then developed trip tables for the traversal area using the time it took vehicles to get to the subarea.