TRANPLAN (TRANsportation PLANning) is a set of integrated
programs for the transportation planning process.
It encompasses the four-step travel demand model of
trip generation, trip distribution, mode choice, and
trip assignment for both highway and transit systems.
The public transit software utilizes coding and analysis
techniques similar to the U.S. Department of Transportation's
Urban Transportation Planning System (UTPS). With
it's English like syntax, TRANPLAN is extremely easy
to learn and use.
NIS (Network Information System)
NIS is a flexible, interactive
graphics editor for displaying and maintaining spatial
data, including highway and transit network descriptions,
and area (polygon) boundary data. It is driven by
a set of icons and menus, which provide the user with
a flexible set of thematic mapping tools. Networks
and related attributes can be graphically displayed
using colors and patterns. Polygon boundaries, (e.g.
traffic analysis zones) can be defined and displayed
with user control over color and patterns. NIS's flexible
configuration options allow users to customize the
software's operation.
TPMENU (TranPlan MENU)
TPMENU combines TRANPLAN functions,
NIS and supplementary software to provide an integrated
user interface. The menu system allows the transportation
analyst to run complex models without having to understand
the specifics of the computer operating system or
the software command language. Any person familiar
with TRANPLAN syntax and operating system commands
can develop a customized TPMENU system to support
a specific area's planning models.