Format of a multi-row survey file

The example below shows a multi-row record file.

Notes: Multi-row survey data files are usually created by Visum. Thus, you may read the data from file and store them again multiple times consecutively which means an iterative plausibilization process. Visum creates multi-row survey data record files this way:

To be able to reload survey data of PuT path leg lists that consist of multiple rows, select the format suitable for databases (without header) when you save the attribute file.

 
$VISION
* Visum
* 10.11.16
* 
* 
* Table: Version block
$VERSION:VERSNR;FILETYPE;LANGUAGE;UNIT
10.00;Att;ENG;KM
* 
* 
* Table: PuT path legs
$PUTPATHLEG:ORIGZONENO;DESTZONENO;PATHINDEX;PATHLEGINDEX;ODTRIPS;DATASETNO;DATASETTYPE;FROMSTOPNO;TOSTOPNO
TSYSCODE;LINENAME;DIRECTIONCODE;LINEROUTENAME;TIMEPROFILENAME;STARTTIMEPROFILEITEMINDEX;ENDTIMEPROFILEITEMINDEX
TYPESTRING;INPUTSTOPDEPDAY;INPUTSTOPDEPTIME;INPUTSTOPNO;DEPDAY
DEPTIME;ARRDAY;ARRTIME
439;110;2;100.000;1;0;;;BUS;B28;>;01;01;4;5;<-V2;;;;1;06:41:00;06:50:00
439;110;4;100.000;1;0;439;54;TRAM;T4;<;02;02;4;6;V1;1;07:00:00;54;1;07:03:00;07:08:00
439;110;6;100.000;1;0;54;14;TRAM;T4;<;02;02;6;9;E;1;07:10:00;54;1;07:08:00;07:13:00
439;110;8;100.000;1;0;14;414;BUS;B26;>;01;01;11;13;N1;1;07:20:00;54;1;07:19:33;07:21:33

The following combinations of input attributes can serve as keys in the file. Then they are mandatory attributes:

  • FromStopNo, ToStopNo, InputStopNo and InputStopDepDay / InputStopDepDate and InputStopDepTime
  • SurveyVehJourneyNo, FromStopNo, ToStopNo, InputStopNo, InputStopDepDay / InputStopDepDate and InputStopDepTime.

When employing this combination, Visum checks whether a vehicle journey item of the specified vehicle journey exists, which departs at the specified stop in the specified combination of time and day. This vehicle journey item is used as survey path leg from the BoardStopNo to the AlightStopNo if the vehicle journey serves this stop.

  • SurveyVehJourneyNo, BoardVehJourneyItemIndex, AlightVehJourneyItemIndex and InputStopDepDay / InputStopDepDate

The survey path leg is identified. A vehicle journey is required which departs at the BoardVehJourneyItemIndex on the same day. If no suitable departure exists, the survey path leg is not plausible.

  • SurveyVehJourneyNo, BoardVehJourneyItemIndex and InputStopDepDay / InputStopDepDate

Similar to the key described above. The item following the BoardVehJourneyItemIndex is considered the end of the path leg.

The following table describes the input attributes of a multi-row survey data record file.

Attribute

Description

DataSetNo

Number of the data record

DataSetType

Type of the data record {1..32000}, serves as filter criterion for plausibilization (default value: 0)

InputStopDepDay

Day of departure of the survey line from the stop specified as InputStopNo.

InputStopDepTime

Time of departure of the survey line from the stop specified as InputStopNo.

InputStopDepDate

Day of departure of the survey line from the stop specified under InputStopNo. If this attribute is available, it is converted into a calendar day index value according to the calendar used and entered into the attribute InputStopDepDay.

InputStopNo

Number of the stop to which InputStopDep and InputStopDepTime and InputStopDepDay refer.

TimeProfileName

Name of the time profile

LineName

Line name

*(mandatory for survey path leg, else optional)

LineRouteName

Name of the line route

ToStopNo

Number of the ToStop

ODTrips

Path volume in [person trips]

OrigZoneNo

Number of the origin zone

DirectionCode

Direction code

TypeString

Type of the path leg, serves for path leg identification (optional)

  • E = Survey path leg
  • V = Preceding path leg
  • N = Succeeding path leg
  • T = any other path leg (default value which is set when reading invalid data from file)

Note

  • If the column TypeString exists in the read in survey data, at least one path leg of a path must be marked as survey path leg, otherwise the path is rejected.
  • If the column TypeString does not exist in the read in survey data, the first path leg becomes the survey path leg. Information on the departure day and the departure time or vehicle journey will then be required.

PathLegIndex

Path leg index

FromStopNo

Number of the FromStop

TSysCode

Transport system code

PathInd

Path index

DestZoneNo

Number of the destination zone

Path\ExtProjFactor

The external projection factor is a path attribute and must be specified in each row of a data record. If there are different entries, the last value read is adopted.