Rerouting event setting

You can set a rerouting defining:

• A main path.
• A list of alternative paths (routes).

For each path, a compliance must be specified to indicate the percentage of the hosted flow.

Traffic is rerouted to different paths according to specified percentage values.

1. On the map, click the event icon.

   The Event window opens.

   You can get the same result clicking the ADD button in the LAYER OPTIONS area.

2. Click the accordion pane REROUTING.

3. Click the Location accordion pane.

   The accordion pane opens.

4. Click INSERT REROUTING PATH.

   The Event window is reduced to allow you to make a selection on the map.

5. Some automatic actions are performed:

   1. The primary network (Links layer, dark blue) is activated.

   2. The secondary network (Streets layer, light blue) is activated.

      Important:  The colors of the layers can be set differently.

   3. The Main Nodes layer is activated.

      Tip:  The Main Nodes is a "virtual layer" that is not on the list of available layers. It hosts a logic contraction of some links used to model some network area such as, for example, intersections. All the links belonging to such intersection are modeled as a single “node” in order to simplify the computation of the simulation engine.

      Important:  The Main Nodes are highlighted during the selection of the rerouting event paths; if a link within a main node is not recognized, a rerouting path can neither start nor end entirely within a main node. In this case, the event geometry would be inconsistent and the computation as well.

6. On the map, use the blue pointer to track the main path.

   

   When you click on map one time, the cursor is “followed” by a purple arrow which represents the actual path:

   

   A double left click confirms the path selection.

   Tip:  You can specify a list of points on the map. Left click one time to set every single point. A double left click sets the final point.

   

7. A red line is tracked and you can now edit the path you just created by simply clicking on the path itself and dragging the points:

   

   Tip:  You can edit multiple points by simply holding the CTRL key. When the key is released, the path is recomputed and updated on the map.

8. Click ACCEPT to validate the tracked main path.

9. The alternative path definition is automatically activated.

   By just moving the mouse around the map window, the alternative path is automatically computed, trying to connect:

   • The starting path segment of the main path (which must be the same for all the alternatives).
   • The current mouse position.
   • The last path segment of the main path (which must be the same for all the alternatives).

   

   The main path is shown as a black line, while the new path “alternative path 1” is drawn in purple.

   Tip:  The start and the last path segment are indicated by an orange circle. A pop-up appears if the user hovers with the mouse on such circles.

   

10. Double click on map to confirm the map selection (as for the main path).

11. Set the compliance of the path tracked at step 10 by selecting a value in COMPLIANCE.

    

    Tip:  The compliance of a path represents the probability of the flow rerouting on that path. The compliance values are automatically adjusted as a fair split 1 / N, where N is the number of defined paths. You can change the values, considering that the sum of these N values MUST BE 1.

12. Click ACCEPT to confirm the tracked path.

    If the current compliance sum is different from 1, it is automatically updated.

13. Click ADD-PATH for (N-1) times, repeating the steps from 10 to 13, to add (N-1) rerouting paths.

    Tip:  The rerouting paths are limited by the orange nodes.

14. The already-defined alternatives are all shown in gray scale colors. If the returned path doesn't include either the start or end segment corresponding to their position on the main path, the entire event is inconsistent.

    The system shows:

    • A red triangle icon closes the STREETS label
    • A value of STREETS= 0 is associated with the wrong alternative path (in the example, the alternative path 2)

    

    A mouse hover interaction shows the reason of the error:

    

15. Starting from the paths set that define the rerouting event, you can make two specific actions on a single selected path:

    • Click on to update the path.
    • Click on to remove the path.

    

16. Click ACCEPT SKETCH to accept the current configuration (without errors) and exit from map selection mode.

17. Click CANCEL SKETCH to exit from map selection mode.

    Important:   If the tracked path is not accepted, the entire rerouting sketch is canceled.

18. Click SAVE to enable the rerouting event you just set.

    Important:  The SAVE button is enabled only if the sum of the compliances of the listed paths is 1.

    On the map, the new rerouting event is shown through its icon:

    

Tip:  Considering the streets details featured, if the street belongs to the main path, you can open the SHOW RELATED LINK DETAILS (RED rectangle).

In the image on the left, as for the street detail related to street ID=55228044, it is not belonging to a main path: therefore the button SHOW RELATED LINK DETAILS is not selectable.

On the right, as for street ID=55228419, you can access details of the link.

You can delete an event displayed on the map that hosts an active instance of the layer Events.

1. On the map, click the event icon.

   The Event window opens.

2. Click DELETE.

   A pop-up window opens.

3. Click OK to confirm the deletion.

The icon of the event is deleted from the map.

You can save a template based on an event configuration. A template represents a repeatable "model" for the definition of similar events. Saved templates can be loaded to speed up the configuration of a new event.

1. On the map, click the event icon.

   The Event window opens.

2. Open one or more sections and set the attributes of the event.

   A pop-up window opens

3. Click TEMPLATE > Save as template to save the current attributes as a template that can be retrieved and updated.

   Important:  You can save different templates with the same name (templates are associated with different internal identifiers), but this is not considered a best practice.

You can load a saved template.

1. On the map, click the event icon.

   The Event window opens.

2. Click TEMPLATE > Load template to load a stored template.

   You can select one template from the list of available templates.

3. Click the Load icon to load it in the related template.

   The Event Situation GUI is set with the attributes of the loaded template.

The preview of an event provides a short description of the event.

1. On the map, click the event icon.

   The Event window opens.

2. ClickPREVIEW.

   A pop-up window opens and displays some base information associated with the event.

You can determine the end of an event.

1. On the map, click the event icon.

   The Event window opens.

2. Click END.

   The event icon is grayed.

You can update only the update time associated with the event. The update time can be used by external agents for their purposes.

1. On the map, click the event icon.

   The Event window opens.

2. Click UPDATE.

   A pop-up window opens and confirms the success of the operation.

Tip:  When you save an event, you update ALL the information associated with the event.

You can update an event displayed on the map that hosts an active instance of the layer Events.

1. On the map, click the event icon.

   The Event window opens.

2. Open one or more sections and set the attributes of the event.

3. Click SAVE to confirm all settings.

All data set in the Event window are saved.

Tip:  Some attributes are mandatory. If the mandatory attributes are not set, they are indicated in RED and marked with a warning sign. In this case, the configuration of the event can not be saved.