VISSIM Software
VISSIM is a microscopic traffic simulation-based software used worldwide by transport planners and engineers. It is a powerful simulation tool with multimodal modeling capability with high-speed, risk-free and cost-effective benefits. Traffic Simulation techniques provides ways to optimize road operations by modeling real-world road environments.
Application of VISSIM Simulation Software
VISSIM software has a vast industrial application to help plan, design, operate transportation systems and serve to improve decision making. It is used now-a-days by the government agencies, consulting firms and universities to test various operational scenarios before their implementation in real fields. It allows operators and users to analyze simulation results easily and optimize road systems.
Uses of the Software
a). Multi-Modal Simulation
VISSIM helps in simulating motorized traffic like cars, buses, commercial vehicles, rail-based transport and also non-motorized traffic like cyclists and pedestrians.
b). Junction Modelling
It helps in following junction modeling:
• Signalised Junction
• Non-Signalised Junction
• Traffic Signal Coordination
• Junction Geometry Improvement
• Signalised Junction
• Signalised Junction
c). Public Transport Simulation
The tool can simulate both rail based and road based Public Transport and can analyze its effect. It can model various transit vehicle types, their schedules, stops and dwelling times.
d). Improving Road Systems
It helps in improving road systems with efficient traffic flow. It helps in reducing traffic congestion, improve traffic safety, saving energy and protecting the environment by building a more efficient transportation system.
e). Improving Road Systems
It helps in improving road systems with efficient traffic flow. It helps in reducing traffic congestion, improve traffic safety, saving energy and protecting the environment by building a more efficient transportation system.
f). Parking System
Parking spaces and parking behavior can be simulated in VISSIM. Both On-Street (Angle and Parallel parking) and Off-Street parking simulation are possible.
g). Pedestrian Simulation
Both vehicular and pedestrian traffic interaction simulation can be done in VISSIM. It can simulate pedestrian crossing on streets, area based pedestrian movements and multi-story modelling.
Work on Software
2D Traffic Simulation
It is possible to simulate 2D traffic flow in VISSIM and to create a 2D road network in the software.
3D Traffic Simulation
3D traffic flow model in VISSIM can be represented.
2D/3D Parking Simulation
Both 2D and 3D parking models can be created.
