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Behavioral Calibration and Analysis of a Large-Scale Travel Microsimulation

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  • Gunnar Flötteröd
  • Yu Chen
  • Kai Nagel

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This article reports on the calibration and analysis of a fully disaggregate (agent-based) transport simulation for the metropolitan area of Zurich. The agent-based simulation goes beyond traditional transport models in that it equilibrates not only route choice but all-day travel behavior, including departure time choice and mode choice. Previous work has shown that the application of a novel calibration technique that adjusts all choice dimensions at once from traffic counts yields cross-validation results that are competitive with any state-of-the-art four-step model. While the previous study aims at a methodological illustration of the calibration method, this work focuses on the real-world scenario, and it elaborates on the usefulness of the obtained results for further demand analysis purposes. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

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  • Gunnar Flötteröd & Yu Chen & Kai Nagel, 2012. "Behavioral Calibration and Analysis of a Large-Scale Travel Microsimulation," Networks and Spatial Economics, Springer, vol. 12(4), pages 481-502, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:netspa:v:12:y:2012:i:4:p:481-502
    DOI: 10.1007/s11067-011-9164-9
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