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Integrating SATURN with GIS

OS ITN as a common reference for the network
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October 2010 Erik R Nielsen
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Linking ITN and SATURN
Introduction to OS MasterMap ITN Introduction to OS MasterMap ITN
Theoretical background
Features
Why use MasterMap ITN for SATURN Modelling?
Advantages / Disadvantages
Experiences
Building new networks
Retrofitting an existing non-ITN Layer
Process as it stands today
Software
Processes
Improvements
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Introduction to ITN (1)
OS MasterMap Integrated Transport Network(ITN)
Layer
Accurate, detailed and up-to-date digital map for Great
Britains road structure. Britains road structure.
The Roads Network representing all navigable roads across Great Britain, from
motorways to alleyways. Each road link has a unique identifier TOIDto which feature
and statistical data can be attached to aid location management, asset
management and analysis.
Additional data in Road Routing Information (RRI)
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Introduction to ITN (2)
Road Routing Information (RRI)
has comprehensive restriction and advisory route information, which may influence a
drivers choice of route.
contains contains
Mini roundabouts
Width restrictions
Weight restrictions
Bridge heights
Traffic calming
Vehicle restrictions
One-way roads
Vehicular type access and time restrictions
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How it can benefit you (generally)
If you
have the responsibility for planning, scheduling or providing geographic information to
your employees customers or the public it is important to use the latest and most your employees, customers or the public, it is important to use the latest and most
accurate information available. The ITN Layer has a continuous programme of revision
capturing real-world change at the same detailed level nationwide. Changes in the data
are made available every six weeks.
need a common standard of reference to allow different data systems to
communicate with each other, the ITN Layer and TOID infrastructure allow you to have
that common reference point.
need to create and maintain the National Street Gazetteer to level 3 the ITN Layer need to create and maintain the National Street Gazetteer to level 3, the ITN Layer
supports this.
have the additional responsibility of planning and scheduling traceable loads. Using
the RRI, users can realise significant benefits in increased customer satisfaction and
reduced-expenses journey planning
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How OS would like you to see it
ITN with RRI is supplied in GML format
RRI is available to all local authorities under the OS SLAs
Issues with different vendor specific translations of ITN gml
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Supply format
FeatureGML Example
RoadLinks
These forma part of the Road Network skeleton on which the rest of the collected These form a part of the Road Network skeleton on which the rest of the collected
features are linked)
This example also has a Grade Separation value at one of its ends.
<osgb: net wor kMember ><osgb: RoadLi nk f i d=' osgb4000000023377812' ><osgb: ver si on>1</ osgb: ver si on><osgb: ver si onDat e>2004- 11-
17</ osgb: ver si onDat e><osgb: t heme>Road Net wor k</ osgb: t heme><osgb: changeHi st or y><osgb: changeDat e>2002- 11-
12</ osgb: changeDat e><osgb: r easonFor Change>New</ osgb: r easonFor Change></ osgb: changeHi st or y><osgb: descr i pt i veGr oup>Road
Topol ogy</ osgb: descr i pt i veGr oup><osgb: descr i pt i veTer m>B Road</ osgb: descr i pt i veTer m><osgb: nat ur eOf Road>Si ngl e
Car r i ageway</ osgb: nat ur eOf Road><osgb: l engt h>32. 39</ osgb: l engt h><osgb: pol yl i ne><gml : Li neSt r i ng
sr sName=' osgb: BNG' ><gml : coor di nat es>446069. 000, 161188. 000 446042. 000, 161192. 000 446037. 000, 161193. 000
</ gml : coor di nat es></ gml : Li neSt r i ng></ osgb: pol yl i ne><osgb: di r ect edNode or i ent at i on=' - ' gr adeSepar at i on=' 1' </ gml : coor di nat es></ gml : Li neSt r i ng></ osgb: pol yl i ne><osgb: di r ect edNode or i ent at i on gr adeSepar at i on 1
xl i nk: hr ef =' #osgb4000000023142913' / ><osgb: di r ect edNode or i ent at i on=' +'
xl i nk: hr ef =' #osgb4000000023142919' / ><osgb: r ef er enceToTopogr aphi cAr ea
xl i nk: hr ef =' #osgb1000000143417333' / ><osgb: r ef er enceToTopogr aphi cAr ea
xl i nk: hr ef =' #osgb1000000143417504' / ></ osgb: RoadLi nk></ osgb: net wor kMember >RoadNodes( These f or mt he ot her par t of t he Road Net wor k
skel et on on whi ch t he r est of t he col l ect ed f eat ur es ar e l i nked) <osgb: net wor kMember ><osgb: RoadNode
f i d=' osgb4000000023148089' ><osgb: ver si on>1</ osgb: ver si on><osgb: ver si onDat e>2004- 11- 15</ osgb: ver si onDat e><osgb: t heme>Road
Net wor k</ osgb: t heme><osgb: changeHi st or y><osgb: changeDat e>2002- 10-
30</ osgb: changeDat e><osgb: r easonFor Change>New</ osgb: r easonFor Change></ osgb: changeHi st or y><osgb: descr i pt i veGr oup>Road
Topol ogy</ osgb: descr i pt i veGr oup><osgb: poi nt ><gml : Poi nt
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How ITN can benefit you
(as a modeller)
More accurate base data
Predefined road classes ede ed oad c asses
One-way streets
Banned turns
Speed bumps
Standard reference network for additional information
Speeds, bus routes, bus lanes, accidents, counts, RSIs, etc. etc.
Standard reference network for post processing
Air quality qua y
Noise mapping
Enhanced presentation of results
Network that can interact with surroundings
Cross referencing to real geographic data
Buffer analysis
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ITN to SATURN process
Import ITN from GML to SQL server
2-6 hours elapsed
Preparations of ITN
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Pruning the ITN network (selecting core area)
Setting up Sectors
Loading Speed data
Compacting ITN
Refining the automated outcome
Include
Exclude
Collapse p
Expand
Split
Zone Connector
Attribute Changes
Exporting
Short demonstration:
ITN2SATURN
Building the Network (i)
ITN base layer
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The ITN network Road
Classification and Nature of
Road is used as the primary
definition for link selection
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Building the Network (ii)
Aggregated SATURN network from the ITN layer
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Using the default selection and
manually created control files, a
SATURN buffer network may be
t d d t d i b th generated and exported in both
SATURN DAT & ArcGIS formats.
The Network Build process also
creates the equivalence
between the SATURN link (A-B
Nodes) and ITN TOIDS.
Building the Network (iii)
Option to manually identify extra links to be retained
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Manual Selection of
dditi l ITN Li k t b additional ITN Links to be
included to provide the full
connectivity for the SATURN
network (eg local rat-runs).
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Building the Network (iv)
Option to exclude specific features
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The Dual Carriageway
maintenance link is
marked for exclusion as it
is not required for the
SATURN network.
Building the Network (v)
Option to force the collapse for specific junctions
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This complex T junction has
been manually selected for
collapsingto a single point collapsing to a single point
node (not currently possible
to automatically identify
these types of junction to be
removed).
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Building the Network (vi)
Option to force expansion to retain complex geometry
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Manual selection of ITN Links that must
NOT be collapsed to provide the
appropriate level of detail in the SATURN appropriate level of detail in the SATURN
network.
The process automatically collapses links
that form a Roundabout or Traffic Island
so these need to be manually identified to
be retained.
Network Review (i)
Ability to bring together the various proposed revisions and
re-running the process
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An example showing how the
aggregated (collapsed) ITN gg g ( p )
network forms the SATURN links
and nodes. The tool provides
the ability to continually refine,
highlighting areas of network
where simplification or infilling is
needed.
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Network Review (ii)
Checking bus routes on the network
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Bus Routes add further
information about the road
class hierarchy and helping
identify links to be included
in the SATURN network.
The SATURN bus routes
may also be created from
existing ITN datasets.
Network Review (iii)
Cross-checking with inventory data (eg signal locations)
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With the SATURN network
derived from ITN, updating the
t k i i ti li k d/ network using existing link and/or
junction inventory datasets is
considerably easier.
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Reviewing an existing network
LTS network on ITN base layer
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The high accuracy and
currency of the ITN dataset
enables an effective review
of existing SATURN
networks.
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Practical experiences (i)
Creating a very large network
Enormous amount of complex junctions, one way roads, bus only links etc. p j y y
First draft of buffer network produced in 2 days.
Included:
Speed data (linked to the ITN provided by TfL)
Automatic Node numbering by Sector
Splitters for the coding of bus lanes
Stubs for Centroid Connectors
Node Number Correction information
Outputs:
SATURN .DAT format
SATURN .GIS format
Node / link type definition files
Sample Outputs Sample Outputs
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Practical experiences (ii)
Developing large networks
Split into smaller areas and tackle one-by-one
Be careful of boundary issues where new network may interface with other, less detailed
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models / networks.
New challenges
Border and version issues
Requirement to freeze sub-areas to enable simulation coding to begin
Revision
Revision tool developed to enable fine-tuning of the aggregation process
It ti Iterative process
Network review
Control file adjustments
New ITN SATURN network
Repeat above steps
Network signoff by Sub-area
Various examples follow showing how the network may be developed
Practical experiences (iii)
Network issues
Dual carriageway connectors
Wrong link type in ITN
Tiny missinglinks in manual include files
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Tiny missing links in manual include files
Complex J unctions
Automatic Node Location not ideal for visualisation
Edits near borders moves and renumbers nodes
Changes to algorithm after initial cut
Less sensitive to changes in speed limits
Inclusion of invisible link splitters
Inclusion of Centroid link types
Change in aggregated one-way links Change in aggregated one way links
Change in traffic calming
Conclusions
A very good and accurate network structure but
Dont underestimate the amount of manual intervention needed
Systematic review of the network build process is crucial
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LTS retro fit for Epsom Test
Network
Benefits
ITN link relation gives integration with other data sources.
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Additional benefits
Using ITN provides the basis for understanding the state of the current network
Option to dump out a SATURN.GIS file for improved P1X visualization
Process
Initial cut of ITN-SATURN network was generated from ITN in less than four hours.
Matching of nodes from LTS to SATURN (semi automatic in ArcGIS)
Re-export with new Node IDs p
Only required two iterations of the aggregation process achieved an 95% match with the
existing network
Issues
Uncovered network issues in the original network.
Steep learning curve to understand the effects of control files
Issues with how dual carriageways may be simplified needs further investigation
Readily adaptable for future network improvements?