对TRANPLAN,CUBE和TransCAD的技术分析比较——以南加州尔湾市为例

TransCAD和CUBE是美国今后替代TRANPLAN的两个主要交通模型软件。TransCAD和CUBE均具有较强的模型和地理信息系统功能，两者各有所长。今后南加州区县交通模型要从TRANPLAN逐步过渡到TransCAD，但是包括佛罗里达和亚特兰大在内的美国许多其他地区选择使用CUBE，说明两个软件均占有各自的市场并受到欢迎。南加州尔湾市交通模型软件评估实例显示，对模型软件的评价和选择不仅要比较软件本身的特点，而且要对当地的模型政策、模型的功能要求。周围的模型环境。与数据结构和计算机网络系统的相容性等多方面进行综合的考量，采用多方面的评价标准审慎进行。

A Comparative Study of TRANPLAN, CUBE and TransCAD: the Case of Irvine, Southern California

TransCAD and CUBE arc two major transportation modeling software packages to replace TRANPLAN in the U.S. Both TransCAD and CUBE possess strong modeling and geographic information system capabilities with their respective strengths and weaknesses. Though TRANPLAN is expected to be replaced by TransCAD in Southern California region and several counties in the near future, CUBE remains to be a popular software package being used by several other U.S. regions including the State of Florida and the Atlanta metropolitan area, which suggests that both TransCAD and CUBE have their distinctive markets and customers. The case study of the Irvine transportation modeling software evaluation in Southern California indicates that, though the characteristics of software packages are vital in the modeling software evaluation process, other relevant factors should also be taken into consideration with a care as well, such as local modeling policies, modeling requirements, surrounding modeling environment, compatibility with data structures and computer network system, by the means of utilizing multifaceted evaluation criteria.