Scenario Analysis, Mapping, and Reporting with Cube
March 31-April 1
This course is intended for anyone interested in learning more about cube. The course material caters to the analysts who need to apply existing models and produce meaningful summary data, maps, and reports.

Attendees will learn:

• The best methods of setting up and running multiple model scenarios.
• How to inspect, analyze, and compare model output.
• How to create standardized maps, charts, and reports.

Prerequisites: None



Introduction to Application Development with Cube Voyager
April 2
This introductory course is intended for anyone interested in learning the basics of how models are developed in Cube Voyager. The course begins with a brief look at travel demand model theory and then focuses on how anyone can begin developing their own analysis models using the application building and scenario management tools in Cube.

Attendees will learn:

• How to setup catalogs which will contain applications that can be applied by anyone.
• How to create an application structure using the simple flow chart based tools provided with Application Manager.
• How the Cube Voyager scripting language is used in the context of four-step models and can be used to manipulate networks, text data, and matrices.

Prerequisites: None



Intermediate Application Development with Cube Voyager
April 3-4
This intermediate course is intended for model developers who would like to more fully understand and develop travel forecasting models using Cube Voyager.

Attendees will learn:

• How the Cube Voyager modules and scripting language are used together to fully develop a traditional travel demand model including standard mode choice and public transport modeling.
• How the Cube Voyager modules can be applied to develop complex applications for automating standard analysis.
• How user programs and macros can be integrated into an application.
• How to properly document an application and prepare a user interface and standard reports for end users.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Application Development or equivalent experience.



Large Scale Traffic Simulation with Cube Avenue
April 7
This course teaches how to code input data, how to setup or modify existing Cube Voyager scripts to apply Cube Avenue and how to simulate, calibrate and analyze time-dynamic traffic flows. Cube Avenue is a dynamic traffic assignment modeling extension for Cube Voyager. It enables users to simulate time-dynamic path choice, route selection, assignment and congestion using individual vehicles or vehicle packets. It represents queuing and the blocking back of upstream traffic. It can be applied on very large-scale urban area networks or on smaller sub-regions and is suitable for the simulation of traffic flows during peak periods, all day or even several days studying time-dependent traffic policies and conditions. It is useful for general urban area network studies and also for the simulation of special event traffic and evacuations.

Software used: Cube Base, Cube Voyager, Cube Avenue

The course will cover:

• Network representation
• Demand representation
• Scripting to apply Cube Avenue
• Calibration of Cube Avenue
• Review and analysis of results from Cube Avenue

Prerequisites: Intermediate Application Development with Cube Voyager or equivalent experience. Good familiarity with traffic assignment methods and the use of Cube Voyager.

Distributing Models across Multiple Processors with Cube Cluster
April 8
This course teaches users how to use Cube Cluster commands within their Cube Voyager script files to distribute model processes across available computing resources to improve model run time performance. Cube Cluster enables the user to run and control their travel models across multiple computer processors whether contained within one computer or multiple PCs. Cube Cluster is currently used to allocate matrix-based processes (mode choice, mode-destination choice, matrix manipulations) and highway assignment breaking out zone-based calculations across the processors and bringing the results back on the master PC forming unified datasets and reports. It can equally be used to control the running of multiple steps across processors.

Software used: Cube Base, Cube Voyager, Cube Cluster

The course will cover:

• Concepts behind Cube Cluster
• Developing a strategy for 'clusterizing' your model
• Implementation of Cube Cluster scripting commands
• Optimization of Cube Cluster

Prerequisites: Intermediate Application Development with Cube Voyager or equivalent experience. Good familiarity with the Cube Scripting language and of matrix and highway assignment concepts


Location
The courses will all be held at Citilabs San Francisco regional office located on the Oakland waterfront in Jack London Square.

Hotels:
Citilabs does not arrange hotel accommodations. There are several hotels within 8 to 10 blocks of this location.

Parking:
Parking is limited in the area. There is free public street parking within 5 or 6 blocks of the office.

Directions and Public Transportation: Access the Jack London Square area from Broadway Street via Downtown Oakland. The office is 3 blocks from the Ferry terminal, 9 blocks from a BART station and 8 blocks from an Amtrak station.

Please visit this location for more detailed transit information: http://www.511.org/

Course Fee
Courses cost:

1 day: US$500
2 days: US$900
3 days: US$1300
4 days: US$1700
5 days: US$2000
6 days: US$2300
7 days: US$2600

Tuition includes the cost of the training and all training materials. Computers and applicable software will be furnished at the training site.

Registration
Please fill out the training registration form and return it via mail, email or fax to the address below, complete with credit card information (Visa, MasterCard, or AmEx), check, or purchase order. Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating availability for these courses will be limited.

The registration form can be downloaded by clicking here.

Citilabs Inc.
312 Clay St, Suite 180
Oakland, CA 94607

email: kvaughn@citilabs.com
fax: 510-645-1817