Settings for the plausibility check of ridership data

Survey data

If the option is selected, it is assumed that the passenger was encountered in a vehicle (so-called survey path leg) and provided additional information on the origin and destination, as well as on other means of transport used on their way. This information may be uncertain.

Check-in/check-out data per vehicle

If the option is selected, each entry or exit of a vehicle is registered. Single path legs can also be covered by closed transport systems, which are only recorded via the stops.

Check-in/check-out data system-wide

If the option is selected, check-in records entering and check-out records leaving a closed transport system via a stop. There is no information about the path between these stops. In particular, there is only one path leg.

All data sets

If this option has been selected, all data sets – even those previously edited – are checked with the selected parameters.

Note

Since this procedure costs much computation time, this option should be applied carefully. For example, you can use it to conclusively check the plausibility of all data together with uniform parameters, after you have previously checked the plausibility of various datasets with different parameters independently of each other.

Only unprocessed data sets

If this option has been selected, only unprocessed data sets - having plausibility status G0 – are checked.

Only unprocessed and unplausible data sets

If this option has been checked, only data sets having either plausibility status G0 (untreated sets) or plausibility status G9 (unsuccessful plausibilization result = implausible) are subject to plausibilization.

All

If this option has been selected, all data sets are checked with the selected parameters.

Only types from / to

If this option has been selected, only data sets of the specified types are checked.

If this option has been checked, only active vehicle journey sections are regarded for connection search.

Note

This option is also regarded for time profile search according to the settings in the Survey line section.

Different line route permitted

If this option has been checked, Visum searches also in time profiles (or line routes, respectively) different from the one specified for the survey line in the survey data set. The survey path leg of a ridership data set is plausible and receives status E2 if - in the network - another time profile (or line route) of the survey line is found to which the following applies:

• Matching SurveyLineName and SurveyDirectionCode.
• The departure time lies within the permitted tolerances (please refer to Departure time).
• The departure time is the closest moment in time compared to other time profiles of the survey line.

Different line and line route permitted

If this option has been checked, Visum searches also in the time profiles (or line routes, respectively) of other lines. The survey path leg of a ridership data set is plausible and assigned the status E3 if - in the network - another time profile (or line route) of another line is found for which the following applies:

• The departure time lies within the permitted tolerances (please refer to Departure time).
• The departure time is the closest moment in time compared to other time profiles in the network.

No different line or line route permitted

If this option has been selected, Visum first searches the time profile (or line route) data that, in the data set, has been specified for the survey line. In this case, the survey path leg of a data set is plausible and receives status E1 if - in the network - a time profile (or line route) is found to which the following applies:

• Matching SurveyLineName and SurveyDirectionCode and SurveyLineRouteName and SurveyTimeProfName.
• The departure time lies within the permitted tolerances (please refer to Departure time).

Only after an unsuccessful search is the survey line specified ignored and other lines and line routes are included in the search.

Maximum forward deviation of the specified departure time (-)

Time period tolerated when searching for a suitable vehicle journey or connection before the specified departure time at the boarding stop.

Maximum backward deviation from the specified departure time (+)

Time period tolerated when searching for a suitable vehicle journey or connection past the specified departure time at the boarding stop.

Connection search from boarding to alighting stop if no line route could be found

If this option has been checked, a shortest path search is performed for all data sets for whose survey line no vehicle journey could be found according to the current settings in the Survey line section. This determines a direct or indirect connection with a departure time from the boarding stop, that lies within the permitted deviation (cf. departure time).

Notes

The connection search regards the current settings in the Search options section.

Data sets that satisfy these criteria, receive plausibility status E5 for the survey line.

If this option has not been checked, the shortest path search is not performed.. All data sets which could - according to the Survey line criteria - not successfully be subjected to plausibilization, remain 'not plausible' (E7, E8).

Maximum number of transfers

If the value exceeds 0, also indirect connections will be found.

Note

For working storage reasons this value should be as small as possible (2 should do in most of the cases).

SearchImp

The connection with the minimum journey time is determined for each permitted number of transfers. Then the connection with the lowest search impedance (by definition) is selected (Timetable-based assignment: Shortest path search page).

Correction (reverse)

(Timetable-based assignment: Shortest path search page)

If this option has been checked, only active vehicle journey sections are regarded for connection search.

Note

This option is also regarded for time profile search according to the settings in the Survey line section.

Walk time from check-in to the vehicle

Time period in minutes for the walk time from the check-in to the vehicle. If the check-in takes place in the vehicle, the walk time is zero minutes.

Maximum forward deviation from the specified departure time (plus walk time, if applicable) (-)

Time period tolerated when searching for a suitable vehicle journey or connection before the specified departure time at the boarding stop.

Maximum backward deviation from the specified departure time (plus walk time, if applicable) (+)

Time period tolerated when searching for a suitable vehicle journey or connection past the specified departure time at the boarding stop.

If this option has been checked, only active vehicle journey sections are regarded for connection search.

Note

This option is also regarded if time profiles are searched for.

Walk time from check-in to the vehicle

Time period in minutes added to the arrival time collected when entering the stop. If the check-in takes place in the vehicle, the walk time is zero minutes. The deviation of the departure time of the searched connection from the resulting effective departure time, may be forward and backward at most as large as the specified maximum deviation.

Maximum forward deviation from the specified departure time (plus walk time, if applicable) (-)

Time period tolerated when searching for a suitable vehicle journey or connection before the specified departure time at the boarding stop.

Maximum backward deviation from the specified departure time (plus walk time, if applicable) (+)

Time period tolerated when searching for a suitable vehicle journey or connection past the specified departure time at the boarding stop.

Different line route permitted

If this option has been checked, Visum searches also in time profiles (or line routes, respectively) different from the one specified for the preceding/succeeding line in the survey data set. The preceding (or succeeding) path leg of a data set is plausible and receives status V2 (or N2) if - in the network - another time profile (or line route) of the preceding (or succeeding) line is found to which the following applies:

• Pre-/SucceedLineName and Pre-/SucceedDirectionCode match.
• The criteria listed in the Dep. times section are fulfilled.
• The departure is the closest moment in time compared to other time profiles of the preceding/succeeding line.

Permit other line

If this option has been checked, Visum searches also in the time profiles (or line routes, respectively) of other lines. The preceding (or succeeding) path leg of a data set is plausible and receives status V3 (or N3) if - in the network - any other time profile (or line route) of another line is found to which the following applies:

• The criteria listed in the Dep. times section are fulfilled.
• The time of arrival or departure is the closest moment in time compared to other time profiles in the network.

No different line or line route permitted

Select this option if you want Visum to first search the time profile (or line route) data that, in the ridership data set, has been specified for the Prec./Succeed.line. The preceding (or succeeding) path leg of a data set is plausible and receives status V1 (or N1) if - in the network - a time profile (or line route) is found to which the following applies:

• Matching Pre-/SucceedLineName and Pre-/SucceedDirectionCode and Pre-/SucceedLineRouteName and Pre-/SucceedTimeProfName.
• The criteria listed in the Dep. times section are fulfilled.

Only after an unsuccessful search is the Prec./Succeed.line specified ignored and other lines and line routes are included in the search.

Ignore the possibly specified departure time

If this option has been checked, the path leg's time of departure possibly specified in the data set will be ignored during the search for an appropriate vehicle journey or connection. The search is based on the arrival (succeed.) or departure (preced.) of the particular internal path leg. Enter the desired wait time under Max. permitted transfer wait time.

If this option has not been checked, the path leg's time of departure specified in the data set will be regarded during the connection search. Via Max. permitted deviation from specified time of departure (+/-) you can enter the desired tolerance range.

Max. permitted difference from the specified departure time (+/-)

Time slice defining the tolerances when searching for an appropriate vehicle journey or connection either before or post the given departure time.

Notes

This option is provided only if option Ignore the possibly specified departure time has not been checked.

This option applies to multi-row survey data sets only, since single-row data sets do not contain departure time data of path legs.

Use the max. permitted transfer wait time

If this option has been selected, the maximum permitted wait time is taken into account between the regarded path leg and the next internal path leg. This way connections can be avoided which include an overnight wait time, for example.

If this option has not been selected, wait times are not regarded during the search for an appropriate connection.

Find connection for single path leg if no line route could be found

If this option has been checked, a shortest path search for a connection in the network is performed for that path sub-leg of the preceding or succeeding path leg for which no time profile or line route had been found.

Notes

The connection search regards the current settings in the Search options section.

If - for the path leg - a connection (including walk links) between preceding and boarding stop or between alighting and succeeding stop is found which has a departure time that lies within the defined time slice for departures, plausibility status V5 or N5 will be allocated to the path leg.

In doing so, ignore the possibly specified transport system

If this option has been checked, the connection search will not regard the transport system recorded in the data set.

Find connection for remaining preceding/succeeding path legs if plausibilization failed for a single sub-leg

If this option has been checked, a connection search is performed in the network for data sets with multi-leg preceding or succeeding path legs having an implausible sub-leg.

Notes

The connection search regards the current settings in the Search options section.

If - for the remaining path sub-leg of the preceding or succeeding path leg - a connection (incl. walk links) is found, plausibility status V6 or N6 respectively is allocated to the particular path leg.

Compare plausible multi-part preced./succeed. part to direct connection

If this option has been checked, all data sets with plausible multi-leg preceding/succeeding path legs are verified again. The journey time of the preceding/succeeding path leg is compared to the direct connection (no transfer events) from origin stop to boarding stop (and from alighting stop to destination stop respectively). If the journey time of the preceding (succeeding) section exceeds the result of factor • journey time of direct connection + constant value, then the journey time of the direct connection will replace the preceding (succeeding) section.

Notes

Here, current search option settings do not take effect.

Plausibility status V4 (or N4 respectively) is allocated to the preceding (or succeeding) section.

If this option has been selected, a result file is generated. Via the button, you can enter or select file name and path, if applicable, for the file. The result file contains the results of plausibilization and includes information on the plausibilization quality. Its file extension is *.att.

Notes

The result file contains only those data sets that have just been subjected to plausibilization. Thus it may contain less data sets compared to the Ridership data list.

You can read in the result file similarly to a ridership data file to perform another plausibilization run, with criteria that are easier to meet (Loading ridership data).