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1. Recalculate SpeedBin 33 2 Se TT lt Datasets Click Local Speed Bin Chart ight Copy profile then Page setup Advanced oon SpeedBin 33 Non metric Site 00991 0SN Description R99 PONTYPOOL NEW INN THE HIGHWAY S OF LODGE WOOD lt 40mph gt Filter time 15 00 Friday 27 February 1998 gt 11 09 Wednesday 11 March 1998 Filter Cls 1 23456789 10 11 12 Dir NESW 5 5 100 Headway gt 0 Scheme Vehicle classification ARX Total 82280 35 40 40 45 gem 3 35 9 29562 0 13 896 11318 0 45 50 2 996 2353 0 50 55 0 596 429 0 55 60 0 196 79 0 4 60 65 0 0 15 0 65 70 0 0 4 0 70 75 0 0 1 0 5 10 0 796 607 0 10 15 0 496 332 0 15 20 0 696 467 0 20 25 1 296 972 0 25 30 9 896 8035 0 buen Pimia Fuse Cola Ghame Semed Mace owns 4 10 15 w 15 2 20 25 s perd arra ros s ge w af 75 00 Seala 5 bee Hane PSL T 100 100 100 af 50 55 TE w EI Mir GOES i Gen Gt ipesd imi fom dara w T TS li TBN bi pend mol i Desa B 30 35 34 2 28106 0 speedBin 33 FE Speed Bin Chart Use the tools SpeedBin 33 Non metric Site 00991 0SN to insert new Description R99 PONTYPOOL NEW INN THE HIGHWAY 5 OF LODGE WOOD lt 40mph gt S eed bins Filter time 15 00 Friday 27 Februa
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3. Property Value 1 Ident AQFSHBEG MC55 1 MC55 c Mierecam 0706 99 ASU MC5600 Batteries 5 39 4 2 M 5 35V A 4 02V Memory Used 0 00 0 of 507304 HI 201 LO 24000 Setup Time 15 41 Thursday 6 March 2008 Start Time Watch the Status text change as you perform Setups and Unloads etc Status MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 20 Section 6 MCSetup Battery Page The Battery page displays your Roadside Unit s battery voltage for the non rechargeable alkaline battery pack Battery life remaining 1s based on current consumption and the battery pack s discharge characteristics which is active for 290 days Typically a 5600 Series Roadside Unit will stop logging once the alkaline battery 1s reduced to 4 8 volts RSU Status Channel 0 Data ASU Battery Hits Memory Main battery Main battery replaceable alkaline cells a Statistics These values are estimates only Battery life is dependent on a number of factors including age temperature and amount of time the unit is active See the documentation for further details Active life remaining 140 days Percent remaining 147 backup Note that the RAM backup battery receives its power from the main battery and should always remain in the green zone Sensors Page The Sensors page shows information about the axle hits logged by the Roadside Unit for the data current
4. MetroCount System Overview Survey Planning RSU Operation Data Management Data Processing MetroCount Australia P O Box 1182 Fremantle WA 6959 Ph 08 9430 6164 Fax 08 9430 6187 Email sales metrocount com United Kingdom Unit 29 Rosemont Road Wembley Middlesex London HAO 4PE Ph 020 8782 8999 Fax 020 8782 8737 Email uksales metrocount com United States 18200 Georgia Ave Suite J Olney MD 20832 Ph 800 576 5692 Fax 866 440 8407 Email usasales metrocount com www metrocount com tratfic data specialists MTE Certification Training Covers MetroCount Traffic Executive software v3 18 and the MetroCount 5600 Series Vehicle classifier System Revised March 2008 Contents 1 MTE Certification Training Introduction Welcome Hands on vs Listening Your Course Notes A few key points 2 How Axle based Classifiers Work 2 Counting vs Classifying 2 ARX Classification Scheme 3 DfT UK Classification Scheme 4 3 MetroCount s Axle based Classifiers vs Others 6 Other Binning Systems 6 MetroCount s Time Stamping Philosophy 6 MetroCount Traffic Executive MTE Software 6 Benefits of MetroCount s Time Stamping Approach 7 4 The MetroCount 5600 Series Roadside Unit 9 Time Stamping 9 Signature Types 9 5 Fieldwork Installation 11 Survey Planning 11 Classifier Installations 12 Equipment 14 Suggested Tools 14 A Final Vital Checklist 15 6 MCSetup RSU Operating Sof
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6. lt 1216 22 Oct 02 1223 04 Now 02 gt 3 Unload complete Mode Unload and continue 2 Speed 394006 Black 2053 1 Unload started Bytes written 493509 Hate 2828 bytes sec TA Close Watch the sensor balance plot as your data unloads Immediately spot sensor imbalance indicating a possible tube fault MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 26 Section 7 Survey Management 7 Survey Management with Site Lists Site lists are recommended for MetroCount users who m repetitively survey the same sites m have field operators reporting to a survey manager m want to provide their customers with consistent site details m provide their MetroCount reports for use by other computer systems or enable their clients to furnish pre compiled ready to run survey programs Site lists are created in a similar fashion to setting up an individual site NOTE Maps are NOT important here Even without maps site lists are VERY useful EP stirling3a sit Site Lane Bodo Amos 06 1 6 2 aor 1 2 10 1 10 2 1121 11 2 6 82121 Bizz 13 1 13 2 H a Wide 15 1 15 2 Attribute Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands Churchlands
7. 3 and groups 2 V 49 Four Axle Truck axles gt 3 and groups 2 Three Axle Articulated Three axle articulated vehicle or Rigid vehicle and trailer d 1 gt 3 2m axles 3 and groups 3 ART3 Four Axle Articulated Four axle articulated vehicle or Rigid vehicle and trailer ART4 d 2 lt 2 1m or d 1 lt 2 1m or d 1 gt 3 2m axles 4 and groups gt 2 Long 11 5m to 19 0m Five Axle Articulated Five axle articulated vehicle or Rigid vehicle and trailer d 2 lt 2 1m or d 1 lt 2 1m or d 1 gt 3 2m axles 5 and groups gt 2 V NO ARTS Six Axle Articulated Six or more axle articulated vehicle or Rigid vehicle and trailer axles 6 and groups gt 2 or axles gt 6 and groups 3 V N ART6 B Double groups 4 axles gt 6 B Double or Heavy truck and trailer Medium Comb 17 5m to 36 5m gt Double or Triple Road Train Double road train or Heavy truck and two trailers groups 5 gt 6 oO UO 2 24 5or6 Ungrouped Classes Unclassifiable Vehicle Unclassifiable Axle Event V O N Group Axle group where adjacent axles are less than 2 1 m apart Groups Number of axle groups Axles Number of axles maximum axle spacing of 10 0m d 1 Distance between first and second axle d 2 Distance between second and third axle MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 4 S
8. MCSetLite Setup Site Lists information Maps Roadside Unit RSU y ZH gt MM Desktop PC MCSetup MCReport Laptop PC MCSetup Using the components of MTE MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 3 MetroCount vs Others T Benefits of MetroCount s Time Stamping Approach MetroCount Traffic Executive lets you m Choose from a massive array of reports to summarise your axle data m Examine individual vehicles right down to each axle s exact position m Change class schemes in your reports m Change time increments in your reports Change speed bins in your reports Change the type of traffic data reported And so on In effect your choices for processing your MetroCount data are virtually unlimited Time Value of Your Traffic Data Compared with binning systems whose data value decays the moment the survey ends your MetroCount data actually increases in value Because your MetroCount Roadside Unit stores all the axles you ve actually recorded a historical snap shot Today you may be looking for a certain data attribute eg total volumes overall speed stats Later down the track you or one of your colleagues may be interested in something else eg congestion speeding heavy vehicles With all the axles retained in your data you can re analyse your data anytime to examine a variety of traffic features Because of Me
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12. 1 1 MTE Certification Training Introduction Welcome The MTE Certification Training is a one day course designed to cover the fundamentals of traffic surveying and data analysis with the MetroCount 5600 Series Vehicle Classifier System and its associated MetroCount Traffic Executive MTE software The course is divided into two main parts m The morning session focuses on the traffic survey process and covers field aspects of site selection and sensor 1e tube installation and the setup and operation of the MetroCount Roadside Unit RSU using MCSetup and MCSetLite m The afternoon session covers office based tasks and software We quickly cover the File Tree then focus on MCReport as the main software component We then finish with a few advanced tips and a discussion of speed analysis and issues Hands on vs Listening With the MTE Certification Training we aim to introduce and cover all key MetroCount concepts to aid and prompt further study of your MetroCount systems Our other course MTE Advanced provides computer workstations to aid learning with many worked examples Please consider attending the MTE Advanced course to extend your skills Your Course Notes Written and refined by your presenters and actually designed to be useful these notes contain the essence of key MetroCount concepts and subjects we consider important and integral to successful system operation We trust that you will find these notes
13. 25 Average speed Mean 26 Minimum speed Vmin 27 Maximum speed Vmax 28 Percentile speed Vpp 29 Percentile speed 2 Vpp 30 50th percentile speed Median V50 44 Standard Deviation SD 45 Variance Var 69 Mean Exceeding MeanX 31 Number of isolated single axles nAx1 32 Number of double axle groups nAx2 33 Number of triple or more axle groups nAx3 34 Number of equivalent standard axles ESA 35 Estimated freight mass fMass 36 Estimated gross mass gMass 43 Energy Energy 39 Separate columns with a vertical rule 40 Remove separator from next field 08 User defined fixed text Fix1 09 User defined fixed text Fix2 MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 12 MCReport Custom Lists Available Custom List Fields continued Other fields Vehicle parameter fields 38 Average of sensor correlation Rho 46 Normalise divisor n 10 Direction code Dir 47 Dataset DS 48 Vehicle index Index 49 Total hits in vehicle Ht 50 Vehicle speed Speed 51 Vehicle wheelbase Wbase 52 Vehicle headway Hdwy 53 Vehicle gap Gap 54 Vehicle axles Ax 55 Vehicle axle groups Gp 56 Axle correlation Rho 5 Debug parameter Nm 58 Vehicle picture Vehicle Pic 59 Vehicle class CI 99 Notes MTE Certification Tr
14. 34 46 53 17 31 2 32 3 lt All text reports are displayed in Rich Text Format RTF and are thus fully editable m Reports may be saved in RTF or as raw ASCII text TXT m Select all or parts of the report to copy to other Windows applications eg Word m Select text then right click to edit fonts etc MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 10 MCReport Data Analysis Graphical Reports Key Features Class Bin Chart ClassBin Xz Mon metric Sitez157 9T UN Description GRAT NORTHERN Hwy SOUTH OF WEST SWAN RD O krriho Filter time 1300 Monday 20 September 1883 gt 14 24 Monday 77 September 1883 Filter 1511 23458788 10 11 12 DirrHESVV Sp 5 100 Header Scheme Vehicle classification AR ota 23 11 Class 2 Class 1 1 196 252 0 0 Class 12 156 19 0 n Class 2 11 ap M 22 333 0 LI L Class 10 3 195 7393 0 Class 9 1 23 1290 0 e Class 0 o Class f LU A ES LT Clase 12368 j Class 5 15 382 0 9 Class 2 4 FJ 5238 1234 0 e Class 3 fi 93 P099 T e Graph pane Class Dins Clase 1 252 1 0656 Class 2 18554 78 7155 43 Metrocount Traffic Executive Class Bin Chart Datasets Spa 125291 GRT HORTHEHH MAY SOUTH OF WEST SWAHN Ab h 1 Direction i Noh bowed A Pet first Lane O Survey Duratio
15. Churchlands Churchlar ds Mount Lawley O Mount Lawl Mount Lawle Mount Lawle Mount Lawle Mount Lawle Mount Lawle Mount Lawle Mount Lawle Mount Lawle Mount Lawley Dir SN 5 SN 5 Wi 4 2 Wi 4 2 WE 5 WE 6 5 3 Mil 50 Mil 50 Mil 5 Mil 543 Mil St Mil WE 6 SN 5 Mew site Edit site Remove site Find on map Reset state Show Attribute Properties Maintain maps SN 53 Edit site list item Roadside Unit Setup Set site information here Immediately Start Immediately Immediately Next Hour Next Hour Hour Next Hour Next Hour Next Hour Immediately Immediately Immediately Immediately Immediately Immediately Immediately Immediately Immediately Immediately Immediately Immediately Immediately ediately ediately ediately Immediately Deh Description 30 30 Lucca Street 5 of Otram Way 30 30 Lucca Street 5 of Hale Road 30 30 Hale Road E of Lucca Street 30 30 Hale Road E of Lucca Street 30 30 Hale Road W of Pearson 30 30 Hale Road W of Pearson 30 30 Cromarty Road W of Pearson 30 30 Cromarty Road E of Empire 30 30 Empire Avenue of Cromarty 30 30 Empire Avenue M of Cromarty 30 30 Empire Avenue 5 of Tuscany 30 30 Empire Avenue 5 of Tuscany 30 30 Pearson Street N of Cromarty 30 30 Pearson Street N of Cromarty 30 30 Pearson Street 5 of Hale Road 30 30 Pear
16. Folders amp Ei Je EIGAOoOGo ne To set a Favorite folder highlight its name by clicking the left side tree view then click the Favorites button in the toolbar Click the Favorites button to e Add a folder to your favorites e Organise your favorite folders Quickly jump to your favorite folder Add to Favorites MTE User Data 1 MTE Samples Favorite places Location CAD emo Data Causeway Drag and Drop place names to change their order CNDema Data Remove C Demo Data Causeway a When organising your favorites click Edit to give it a user friendly name Mini Editor CAD emo D atasLausewag MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 34 Section 9 File Tree for Data Management Searching for Data wxusee umumeaeoeeceoomem The File Tree allows you to easily search for MetroCount data Simply click the folder you wish to examine then click the Search button All MetroCount dataset header parameters are available for searching search for files 5 earch in the Following folder EADemo Data Causeway Date picker Text to search for Time range low limit ER Lows limit Friday 13 July 2007 File name SiteName Years Attribute Start time Operator Finish time Months Days F Identifier C Security type Size greater than n 3 Search sub folders
17. MCReport Data Analysis MCReport has several dispersion or scatter plots Speed vs Separation Volume vs Speed Density vs Speed Volume vs Density Every vehicle is represented by single point on the graph Point density is indicated by the density colour glide specified in the report Profile These plots portray differing characteristics of traffic flow which are normally based on theoretical values in traffic engineering textbooks They can be very useful when analysing data on roads that are at or near capacity or for before and after studies of road works such as traffic calming Time Based Plots MCReport has several time based plots Vehicle flow Week Day Velocity dispersion Twelve hours Six hours Speed Three hours Flow stacked by Class One haur 30 minutes Flow stacked by Speed Bin I PUES Flow clustered by Class 10 minutes Flow clustered by Speed Bins minute m Separation 30 seconds Lane occupancy ee 10 seconds 5 seconds Display Span a AN The Display Span is the subset of the available data currently shown by a time based plot By default a graph 1s scaled to display the complete data time span The Display Span may be changed to a week day hour or the entire data time span Changing the Display Span requires a marker be placed on the graph at the point you wish to start the new Display Span and then selecting the si
18. a Vehicle filtering the most commonly varied Profile settings Time rom 13 00 Monday 20 September 1393 to 14 24 Monday 27 September 1333 Profiles also allow you to have numerous reports open each with entirely different properties For example you may wish to generate the same type of report using different classification schemes Perhaps you wish to compare the speed statistics during and after school hours The possibilities are endless NOTE Set your default profile via Tools Edit profile Default profile in the main menu MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 50 Section 11 MCReport Profiles Think of Profiles as unique little interactive machines attached to every open report You can interact with the Profile to change the nature of your reports You can easily copy your Profiles from report to report or save them and load them for use in a later report session Vehicle and report settings Weekly Vehicle Counts erg ar epos intr abe heri lt gt Fes Data Pinkie ile Load profile Site 02276 03276 2E 09276 2E 03276 FE 03275 2 A Dascripibnn Muttipte sites Saa Header sheni far descriptians Decem o p up rum Save profile m Filter ima Tuesday 77 October 1996 gt 7148 Monday 2H October 155 VIDUAM Scheme clagssication aus Peds posts Ear Eu Weit bo
19. be performed in MCSetLite Checking the Roadside Unit status Setup data unload and survey monitoring Checking the Roadside Unit status Setup and data unload Creating site lists Setup data unload and checking the Roadside Unit status Setup data unload and survey monitoring How do you edit a dataset s header parameters if you find after a survey that the direction and spacing parameters are wrong In MCReport s File Tree right click the dataset in the List View and select Transform data file in the pop up menu In the File Tree right click the dataset in the List View and select Rename in the pop up menu In the File Tree right click the dataset in the List View and select Properties in the pop up menu In the File Tree right click the dataset in the List View and select Delete in the pop up menu MetroCount 5600 Series 1MB Roadside Unit stores up to how many axles 50 000 250 000 500 000 1 000 000 Why may better results be obtained from speed surveys with two units each offset from the midpoint in the direction of travel rather than one unit in the middle of the road segment Direction 2 Direction 1 Most drivers tend to drive approximately 0 4 seconds between them and the preceding vehicle in free flowing traffic Therefore the gap between vehicles reduces closer to intersections Most vehicles decelerate faster than they can accelerate Therefore the speed of a vehicle along a r
20. hour midnight tonight or defer to midnight Sunday say Enter site description MCReport can now look in the site Description field for a speed limit enclosed in angle brackets lt gt Default speed limit is km h Append an m or M for mph Note The speed limit can appear anywhere in the description but other angle brackets cannot be inserted when using this feature Example Site Descriptions km h Hay St 60 40 mph Speed test Euston Road lt 60km h gt Hay Street ACPO test Harrow Road 40m Hay St 50 km h study Harrow Road PSL lt 40 MPH MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 6 MCSetup 23 For classifier layouts choose a Direction that characterises the flow over your sensors For count layouts choose the flow over each sensor separately Note Your Roadside Unit s sensor inputs 1e the brass spigots are clearly labelled A and Your sensors ie tubes only assume their A or identity after you ve connected them to the Roadside Unit Monitoring a Survey During a survey it is advisable to regularly check your site to ensure that any loss in data quality is detected before a survey 1s completed NOTE Remember that your MetroCount Roadside Units store every axle hit Traffic views in MCSetup are therefore transient representations of the actual data and MUST BE USED WITH CAUTION mode Rolling time view E x u
21. multi axled truck Axle based classification is based on a simple physical formula Speed and class go hand in hand Axle based Classification Schemes eg ARX Austroads 94 Scheme F2 characterise vehicles based on number of axles wheelbase and sometimes axle placement and groupings Counting vs Classifying Using two parallel tubes gives vehicle speed and class information whereas using a single tube provides only axle hits Sometimes an axle count is all that s required But if in doubt and to eliminate the chance of later regret hassles go for the most information ie install two parallel tubes and collect speed class data MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 2 How Classifiers Work 3 ARX Classification Scheme ARX 1s a modification of AustRoads94 It removes class 12 moves all other classes up by one and inserts a cycle class as Class 1 Units Metric m a Car class 2 Unclassifiable vehicle class 13 Length Axles and Groups Light Vehicles 2 1 or 2 Very Short MC Short Up to 5 5m wa Austroads Vehicle Type Classification d 1 lt 1 7m and axles 2 d 1 gt 1 7m d 1 lt 3 2m and axles 2 1 gt 2 1m 1 lt 3 2m d 2 gt 2 1m and axles 3 4 5 3 4 or 5 Very Short Heavy Vehicles Two Axle Truck or Bus TB2 d 1 gt 3 2m and axles 2 Medium 5 5m to 14 5m UJ Three Axle Truck or Bus axles
22. the selected window to indicate that it s active Right clicking either window will display an appropriate pop up menu graphs have a default rendering which may be changed via the Graph menu MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 44 Report Cloning Arranging Reports Section 10 MCReport Data Analysis Right click Menu An important point to remember is that your MetroCount reports are not xe static whilst open in MCReport The key to MCReport s immense flexibility is your right mouse button Right clicking within a text report or graph provides a range of options relevant to that report Recalculate Copy Page setup To recalculate a report Right click a report and select Recalculate from the pop up menu This option will regenerate a report returning it to its initial state Note Recalculating a report will remove any manual formatting or editing you have performed Consider cloning a report to produce a recalculated copy of a report while retaining the original To edit a report s Local Profile Right click a report and select Local Profile from the pop up menu Modify the report s Local Profile as required and click the OK button The report will be automatically recalculated To change the datasets included in a report Right click a report and select Data sets from the pop up menu This option will display the File Management List with the data sets in use by the current report t
23. 00 1600 12 54 lt 44 22 8 33 0 lt 24 2 lt 1600 1700 l6 30 24 13 3 4 20 8 15 0 1700 1800 10 14 8 13 2 247 11 3 8 2 1800 1900 6 12 4 8 5 8 at de 1900 2000 6 10 2 3 6 2 9 3 4 8 2000 2100 1 6 3 1 1 Tol 2 8 Zoe 2100 2200 i 0 2 1 1 TU 0 8 2200 2300 0 4 0 3 0 2 1 8 1 5 2300 2400 0 2 2 6 3 0 ooo 2 2 Totals 0700 1900 156 254 322 162 60 48 223 5 167 0 0600 2200 177 275 337 178 70 51 241 8 181 3 0600 0000 177 zal 338 187 73 53 246 0 185 0 0000 0000 190 288 357 192 80 64 256 8 195 2 AM Peak 1100 1100 1100 1100 0900 0900 l6 15 38 l6 T al PM Pe a a D Report Profiles The key to the power of the MetroCount system MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 11 MCReport Profiles 51 Vehicle Filter Settings The most commonly accessed Profile settings are the Vehicle Filter Settings When producing a classification report the following major filter settings are available Speed range Separation threshold as either gap or headway Traffic flow directions Vehicle classes and Time Copying a Profile from One Report to Another 1 4 Edit the Profile of the source report click the Save menu button and select Edit Copy Note that the clipboard where MCReport stores a copied Profile is independent of the main clipboard Exit from this Profile by clicking the Cancel button Edit the Profile of the destination report click the Sa
24. 03 4 8 65 123 2 0 10 40 0 6 175 21 0 3 98 5 54 25 12 407 16 1 6245 1 6 0 1 0 9 0 4 0 2 6 5 0 3 0 0 Class Totals Class Speed Matrix West Bound ClassMatrix 16 Site 35 480 Description seg80 batlow road between cottams road and white gate Filter time 11 33 Monday 7 June 2004 gt 9 22 Wednesday 16 June 2004 Scheme Vehicle classification ARX Filter Cls 1 23455789 10 11 12 Sp 5 100 He rm SPE He Class Speed Matriff East Bound ClassMatrix 16 Site 3segaD DEVV Description seg80 batlow road between cottams road and white gate Filter time 11 33 Monday 7 June 2004 gt 9 22 Wednesday 16 June 2004 Scheme Vehicle classification ARX Filter Cls 1 23456789 10 11 12 Dir E Sp 5 100 Headway gt D Speed mph Speed Totals 50 3 2 2 0 4 2 1 6 0 1 0 1 Class Totals 2 369 48 2 52 0 1 12 1 1 6 0 1 1 7 Class Totals MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 6 MCSetup 17 6 MCSetup RSU Operating Software Overview MCSetup is the component of MTE used to interface with the Roadside Unit The following display 1s the start up screen for the MCSetup application A MC Setup File View Roadside Unit Technical Window Help E COM Plus x Single channel E478MDDW MCBB B MC55 c Micracom 02 03 01 Copyright ch 1931 2004 Microcem Pty Liz nig
25. 10 K TEE Search system folders Size less than Ignore case E C Show files as full path Editing Dataset Header Parameters Right click dataset click Transform data file in the pop up menu Delete Del Transform data file Properties The File Tree allows you to edit the survey header parameters of MetroCount datasets This is particularly useful if operator errors occur during setup If you edit your survey parameters an exclamation mark will be inserted at the start of the Site Transform data fle Description Further editing will continue adding SEDEM S 522522 exclamation marks you can remove them but you ll always end up with at least one This is an accountability feature Attribute Lane 1 Direction A 4 West bound A hit first E Direction B NOTE You can t edit or change recorded data Spacing 1 000 mm 3lE3 4 in Set Spacing NOTE NEVER load or edit your MetroCount data or Type Axle sensors Paired Class Speed Count header details with any other non MetroCount 17 14 Thursday 24 October 1998 application eg Word This will most likely corrupt Description the binary structure of your datasets and will Wer i C Output MTE Version 2 f t file invalidate the Signature rendering the dataset useless E cornetto bined dna onver to binned data with MetroCount software v Create new file name MT
26. 8 30 Section 8 MCSetLite Setup Pocket PCs small size lightweight and ease of use makes setup of your MetroCount Roadside Units a breeze To setup a Roadside Unit is similar to MCSetup m Connect to a Roadside Unit and tap the Setup button on MCSetLite s toolbar m Edit each of the survey parameters as required Tap the OK button to send the setup information to the Roadside Unit Monitoring a Survey During a survey it is advisable to regularly check your site to ensure that any loss in data quality is detected before a survey is completed Viewing Traffic Sensor installation can be checked using the Sensor page which presents a variable length scrolling time window allowing verification of detected axle sequences and approximate vehicle speed If problems are detected early it allows you the option of leaving the Roadside Unit at a site longer to get the required amount of data rather than having to repeat the whole survey Unloading Data Graphs Unloading data quality can be instantly checked using Show data file then select Spectrum or Graph These graphs allow you to verify contiguous data flow and sensor balance Mid survey assessment can be performed by simply unchecking Stop RSU after unload before unloading Axle Hits Graph The Axle Hits graph is used for identifying periods of sensor failure during the course of a survey This plot presents an overlaid graph of the raw A
27. Allow editing of site list Enforce site list use When you first start MCSetup you are required to set your preferences choose View Preferences Use MCSetup Preferences to choose your comms port In the event that you cannot communicate with your Roadside Unit you may have simply selected the incorrect comms port in Preferences If you re using a serial mouse choose another port Choose the folder where you want to store your MetroCount data then use the buttons for further sub grouping NOTE MCSetup will create folders for you if they don t already exist Base folder Further sub folders created automatically during unload MetroCount uses a combination of site number plus day and month of unload to create unique 8 character dataset names Choose long file names if you want to over ride this with more verbose Windows only file names Allowing editing of site lists and enforcing site list usage are options that help you better manage your survey programs covered later in the course Note if the big Setup and Unload buttons are greyed out then you have selected Enforce site list use De select to enable these buttons for use without an open site list MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 6 MCSetup 19 Channel Checking the Roadside Unit Er The status dialog box in MCSetup displays a snapshot of the Roadside Units current status The dialog box pi
28. B Causeway EastB LM1 From Adelaide Tce Causeway LM1 From Adelaide Tre Causeway EastB LNI From Adelaide Tce Causeway EastB LM1 from Adelaide Tce Causeway Eastbound Ln from Adelaide Tce Causeway Eastbound Ln from Adelaide Tce Causeway Eastbound Ln from Adelaide Tce Causeway Eastbound Ln from Adelaide Tce Causeway Eastbound Ln from Adelaide Tce Causeway Westb LAL Causeway WeskB LAL Causeway WeskB L1 Causeway WestB Causeway LAL um OG mae The File Tree displays and identifies MetroCount datasets in a user friendly fashion The green double chevron is visible when a folder contains a MetroCount dataset m Rather than listing datasets by their physical attributes such as name size and so on the File Tree lists MetroCount datasets by their survey attributes such as site ID start and finish times and site description This removes the need to create file names that uniquely identify data from a given site m You can browse folders and transfer datasets using multiple windows m You can copy datasets by dragging and dropping the dataset into the destination folder m You can rename a dataset delete a dataset by using the right click on the appropriate data dataset Section 9 File Tree for Data Management 33 Pop up Menu Right click to access the File Tree s key features via the pop up menu Right click left side Right click right side Folder pop up File pop up
29. E Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 9 File Tree for Data Management 35 Checking Data Quality Copy as text Paste Double click dataset or right PM T click choose Properties cale Transform data file Hit Balance The File Tree provides an Axle Hit Balance raw data plot and can be found on the Hits page in the dataset properties dialog box The Axle Hit Balance provides an extremely fast and efficient way for evaluating data quality The Axle Hit Balance is used for identifying periods of sensor failure during the course of a survey Ideal data for a classification sensor layout is identified by the A and B sensor plots perfectly overlaying each other The shape of the plots should also reflect the daily traffic behaviour you would expect at the survey site EastisMay2002 EC1 Detach property sheet File Data RSU Hits spectrum Raw Header 4096 0 1055 03 02 1050 13 02 A sensor hits 445558 B sensor hits 445666 Total sensor hits 831324 show B Sensor balance A B 100 00 C Detta 1 Sensor hits plot for ideal data Data problems for a classification sensor layout can be instantaneously recognised by a divergence in the two sensor plots Tube Up End Eco Detach property sheet File Data RSU His spectrum Raw Header 1158 In this case a tube B failure was a result of the tube co
30. F WEST SWAN RD Filter time 13 00 Monday 20 September 1993 gt 14 24 Monday 27 September 1993 Scheme Vehicle classification ARX Filter Cls 1 23455789 10 11 12 Dir NESVV Sp 5 100 Headway 0 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Averages 20 Sep 21 Sep 22 Sep 23 Sep 24 Sep 25 Sep 26 Sep 1 5 1 7 Hour 0000 0100 10 14 10 19 18 33 13 3 17 3 0100 0200 6 6 4 11 20 6 8 10 7 0200 0300 10 6 12 11 971 8 8 9 2 0300 0400 9 7 7 8 15 9 1 7 8 9 2 0400 0500 22 15 l6 13 14 12 IT 3 15 8 0500 0600 53 61 63 66 51 30 60 8 54 0 0600 0700 130 141 159 146 117 56 144 5 125 2 0700 0800 247 223 248 215 149 99 233 3 196 8 Gen 0800 0900 260 lt 250 lt 262 226 194 120 249 5 lt 218 7 0900 1000 210 227 231 246 lt 230 211 226 5 225 8 1000 1100 235 211 222 245 279 334 228 3 254 3 lt 1100 1200 205 244 269 lt 226 289 lt 274 236 0 251 2 1200 1300 222 157 243 213 274 lt 320 lt 216 3 243 2 1300 1400 239 219 197 244 246 260 287 229 0 241 7 1400 1500 255 213 220 256 240 203 218 236 5 229 3 1500 1600 332 346 lt 331 lt 336 lt 349 212 280 338 8 lt 312 3 lt 1600 1700 309 all 319 319 350 232 254 321 6 299 1 1700 1800 297 309 315 295 392 153 206 321 6 285 3 1800 1900 179 217 215 217 281 132 153 221 8 199 1 1900 2000 97 120 104 164 244 93 92 145 8 130 6 2000 2100 67 88 80 104 107 63 67 89 2 82 3 2100 2200 62 60 68 104 72 42 49 23 4 65 3 2200 2300 43 55 53 59 99 47 46 61 8 57 4 2300 2400 3 25 2l
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32. Time range x 10 53 Friday 3 May 2002 10 50 Monday 13 May 2002 Time filtering Include vehicles after Include vehicles before Select Auto Wrap option lt lt Set to start Set to end gt gt Pes Ten en for routine analysis 4 gt 4 gt gt 4 gt Exclusion times Auto Wrap Click Mask to access 4 7 None Y Fu lusi Wrap to actual data week mask tool N Align reports to start of time range Allow 15 minute granularity OK E zd Clear all Invert Report is generated for shaded areas Right click any hour to access quarter hour resolution _ 7 00 715 7 30 7 45 8 00 Exclude checked days maximum of five Monday 6 May 2002 Tuesday 7 May 2002 Wednesday 8 May 2002 a Thursday 9 May 2002 Friday 10 May 2002 Saturday 11 May 2002 DK Sunday 12 May 2002 u Monday 13 May 2002 v Repeat all days MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 11 MCReport Profiles 53 Advanced Profile Features General Choose metric or non metric units and nominate weekend days Format Formatting options eg line thickness for graphs and charts Header Choose the fields to display in the report header Choose a logo for your reports Customise report titles and report name
33. a useful reference to complement your other MetroCount documentation A few key points The MTE Certification Training course covers the current model MetroCount 5600 Series Vehicle Classifier System at the Plus level The software version covered is Traffic Executive 3 18 A CD ROM with v3 18 is included with these notes m The course focuses primarily on vehicle classification and speed surveys ie two parallel tubes Axle count 1e single tube surveys are only covered in passing in discussions and as required by attendees m Queries may be asked at any time especially if your presenter misses something in the notes that you want discussed We intend the MTE Certification Training to be a networking forum for discussing and sharing ideas we all have different valuable experiences that are worth sharing We encourage the sharing of contact details such as email addresses with other participants Now let s introduce ourselves MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 2 Section 2 How Classifiers Work 2 How Axle based Classifiers Work Two axle sensors usually tubes installed a set distance apart on the road emit a signal air pulse when struck by tyres These signals are registered by the data logger Roadside Unit or RSU Have you ever wondered how vehicle classifiers determine vehicle types How they take a stream of axles and deduce for example whether the axles came from a car or
34. agged Modify the tagged datasets as required and click the OK button The report will be automatically recalculated Heh EE d xix BEER The report cloning feature of MCReport will generate a duplicate of the currently active report with an identical but independent profile This provides a quick method for comparing reports You can clone a report and modify the new report s Local Profile To clone a report Select a report and click the Clone report button on MCReport s main toolbar or select File Clone report Slo Ei a There are a number of report window arrangement options available on MCReport s main toolbar including tiling and cascading These become extremely useful when comparing multiple reports MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 10 MCReport Data Analysis 45 Graph Rendering Many of the graphical reports have multiple rendering options Most reports default to the most appropriate rendering for that given report however you may wish to experiment with the available options to see which gives the best representation of your data To change the rendering style of a graphical report l Activate the graph pane of a graphical report by clicking anywhere within that pane The active pane is represented by the blue MetroCount bar at the top of the pane 2 select Graph Rendering followed by one of the rendering options The current rendering method will have a tick nex
35. aining Handbook March 2008 60 Section 13 Notes 13 Notes MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 13 Notes 61 MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 62 Section 14 Exam 14 Exam Instructions For the Multiple Choice and True of False sections please include your answers in a reply email or annotate the exam using Adobe Acrobat v6 In the reply email simply type the question number along with your respective answer please type each question on a new line Multiple Choice Try to answer each of the following questions There are 15 questions in this section 1 What is the most recent release of MTE A 3 18 B 3 16 C 2 25 D 41 2 The MetroCount 5600 Series Roadside Unit stores A Every tube hit B Every car C Every vehicle D Binned speed and class data 3 There are generally three types of survey programmes used to assist in survey planning What are they A Coverage count and screen line B Coverage cordon and screen line C Coverage cordon and count D Mid block cordon and coverage MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 14 Exam 63 4 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D What are the pitfalls of the installation below Simultaneous hits from vehicles travelling in opposing directions Two or more cars travelling near to each other in adjacent lanes may b
36. and B sensor hits per hour Ideal data for a Classification Sensor Layout 1s identified by the A and B sensor plots perfectly overlaying each other The shape of the plots should also reflect the daily traffic behaviour you are expecting for the survey site similarly when using a Count Sensor Layout you can instantly notice any periods where no data was logged Sensor Balance Another measure of data quality is to review the Hits page in the Get RSU Status dialog box When operating using a Classifier Sensor Layout an acceptable A B ratio is between 95 100 MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 8 MCSetLite 31 Unloading The Unload process transfers data from the Roadside Unit s memory to a proprietary format dataset on your Pocket PC There are two Unload modes Unload data by unchecking Stop RSU after unload leaving the Roadside Unit active logging axle hits m Unload data and stop by checking Stop RSU after unload Upon successful unload the Roadside Unit will be set to its idle state Notes MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 32 Section 9 File Tree for Data Management 9 MCReport s File Tree for Data Management Files 1 MCReport s File Tree has specifically designed features that aid MetroCount data management and for checking data quality prior to analysis The File Tree is based on a File View Window Each File Tr
37. atchdemo Mia west03May2002 EC2 O Causeway aye 1 Fey 5 Leach Hwy 5 Main Roads WA RDB 5 Multilane StopLight 5 Terrace Road Timing W w E 1 Highlight the datasets you want to analyse 2 Click the New Report button Datasets Empty Report File Management List Load and tag Files here Dataset name Site Size Start Hn East03May2z002 East 1159k 0159 27 Apr 02 East0sMay2002 East 2 696k 0304 27 Apr 02 Fm EastisMay2z002 East 1793k 1053 03 May 02 zm 3East13May2002 East 2 1045k 1144 03 May 02 4uboscale columns Inputs n this Folder C Demo DatalFarmer Fwy Data Files 8 Attr Farmer Fwy Farmer Fwy Farmer Fwy Farme y Farmer Fwy Farmer Fwy Farmer Fwy Farmer Fwy 1043 03 May 02 1137 03 May 02 1050 13 May 02 1114 13 May 02 Op Start End 2242 26 AprO2 1023 03 02 235 Tvpe Demo FB Demo FB Demo FB Demo FB HCReport 1108 03 May 02 2 104303 02 r02 1137 03 May 02 1025 13 May 02 02 1050 13 May 02 1149 13 02 GC 114403 02 1114 13 02 Description Type Demo FB Description Farmer Fwy Tunnel West Bound lt 80kph gt Farmer Fwy Tunnel West Ln2 lt 80kph gt FB Farmer Fwy Tunnel East Ln1 lt 80kph gt Demo FB Demo FB Demo FB Farmer Fwy Tunnel East Lni lt 80kph gt Farmer Fwy Tunnel West Ln2 lt 80kph gt Farmer Fwy Tunnel East Ln2 lt 80kph
38. ated Mass wad Class Speed Matrix v Speed Separation Matrix Rolling Day Totals v Individual Vehicles TIP check Remember last position to return to the same place in the Report Vortex for the next report Tables MetroCount formatted and paginated text reports such as hourly traffic flows and class percentages Charts Graphical reports such as pie charts time based plots dispersion plots Char and data audit graphs a Special Formats compatible with other systems Special Note the small icons next to each report Most reports will accept multiple datasets merging adding combining or averaging the statistics as appropriate aT gt Report accepts multiple datasets gt Report accepts only one dataset MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 10 MCReport Data Analysis Report Vortex Available Reports Plus Level Data Tables a ta User Defined Vehicle Reports lt lt va Custom List Report G Formatted Vehicle Reports m VN Weekly Vehicle Counts Weekly Vehicle Counts Virtual Week pe va Vehicle Counts E v Vehicle Counts Virtual Day Uv A Daily Classes UH Daily Classes by Direction pes RI Daily Classes Estimated Mass a Class Speed Matrix UH Speed Separation Matrix Rolling Day Totals v Individual Vehicles Weekly Vehicle Counts thce 36291 DN GAT NORTHERN NWY SOUTH OF WEST SWAN RD 12
39. ative total vehicles RunTot 14 Class totals Cls 15 Class percentages 16 Speed bin totals Vbin 17 Speed bin percentages Vb 37 Speed rating vRate 41 Separation bin totals Sep 60 Separation bin percentages 5 42 Separation rating sRate 18 Number exceeding Posted Speed Limit gt PSL 19 Percent exceeding Posted Speed Limit gt PSL 20 Number exceeding Speed Limit 1 SL 1 21 Percent exceeding Speed Limit 1 SL 196 61 Number exceeding Speed Limit 2 SL 2 62 Percent exceeding Speed Limit 2 SL 296 63 Number exceeding Speed Limit 3 SL 3 64 Percent exceeding Speed Limit 3 SL 396 65 Number exceeding Speed Limit 4 SL 4 66 Percent exceeding Speed Limit 4 SL 496 67 Number exceeding Speed Limit 5 gt SL5 68 Percent exceeding Speed Limit 5 SL 596 71 Number exceeding Speed Limit 6 SL 6 72 Percent exceeding Speed Limit 6 SL 696 73 Number exceeding Speed Limit 7 SL 7 74 Percent exceeding Speed Limit 7 SL 796 75 Number exceeding Speed Limit 8 SL 8 76 Percent exceeding Speed Limit 8 SL 896 77 Number exceeding Speed Limit 9 SL 9 78 Percent exceeding Speed Limit 9 SL 996 79 Number exceeding Speed Limit 10 SL 10 80 Percent exceeding Speed Limit 10 SL 1094 22 Number in speed pace nPace 23 Speed at start of pace vPace 24 Percent in pace
40. cally re drawn with the new vertical scale Event Count Reports These reports are used to produce axle based reports such as axle counts and gap analysis Data from each of the sensors can be interpreted in numerous ways based on the Sensor Layout used These reports can be performed on data from both Classification and Count sensor Layouts MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 11 MCReport Profiles 49 11 MCReport s Report Profile mela Ed ATMEN seo 6 ue Report Profiles are the key to the power and flexibility of MCReport Every report you create has its own Local Profile that encompasses the properties of that report These report properties include vehicle filter settings units of measurement classification scheme colours speed bins and statistical settings Profiles allow you to set vehicle filter parameters to include only particular vehicles in each report For example you can easily produce separate reports for each direction of a bi directional flow or you can address more specific problems such as the speed behaviour of heavy vehicles Report profile Vehicle and report settings 2 m 2 Advanced Profile features Vehicle filtering and report settings are here efault Profile Speed vehicles with speeds between Smph and 100mh 0 00 54 Separation NofilteronSeparation Headway The Profile Save Menu button Direction Classes Scheme EEE 1
41. ctured below opens when you click on the RSU Status button to display status information The status information is divided into five pages Data RSU Battery Sensors and Memory We recommend you conduct a Roadside Unit status check during a survey to review the data collected and detect 1f any potential problems may arise Data Page The Data page displays the information you entered into your Roadside Unit during setup Details here are covered later in the course in the Setup section RSU Status Channel 0 Battery Hits Memory Value Site Mame 17 Attribute Mount Lawley Lane 00 Description Field Street 5 of Rookwood Hew Connection New Connection a new ASU connection has been detected RSU Identifier A979H8KQ Channel 0 Layout Axle sensors Paired Class Speed Count Direction amp 5 South bound gt North bound B 5 Direction 0 Unused or unknown 0 First Data Unknown Roadside Unit start 15 41 Thursday 6 Mar Las Data Unknown Roadside Unit finish 15 41 Thursday B M Debounce A 30me B 3 ms Spacing 1000 mm 3 ft 3 4 in RSU Page The RSU page contains information about the Roadside Unit s Header status The Ident field displays the unique serial number of your Roadside Unit Status text is important and should be noted whenever you check your Roadside Unit s status RSU Status ChannelO Data ASU Battery Hits Memory
42. e 10 questions in this section 1 10 A Roadside Unit per lane will ensure the best achievable accuracy for the site below in terms of volume classification and speed m E 0 The File Tree view in MCReport displays a green double chevron when a folder contains no MetroCount datasets One of the virtues of the Axle Hit Balance is that it can be used for identifying periods of sensor failure during the course of a survey The report cloning feature in MCReport provides a quick method for comparing reports All data is deleted when you select Stop the RSU after unloading data The lower the debounce setting the less data your RSU will log MCSetlite can be used with both Windows based Pocket PCs and Palm handheld computers The Audit of Data Quality report examines your data to report a Pass or Fail result depending on your specified attributes Favorites folder can be selected in the File Tree to quickly jump to an often used folder Separation is an Advanced Profile setting allowing for measuring time offset between vehicles MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 True False True False True False True False True False True False True False True False True False True False Section 14 Exam 67 Activities Complete all three separate reporting activities Simply produce and save each report then attach them to the same reply email for
43. e classified as heavy vehicles The survey may end up over classifying and under counting volume Both B and C What traffic report may indicate that the survey possibly has a sensor length mis match A Class Speed Matrix with low speed cars in one direction and high speed two axle trucks in the other A bi modal Speed Histogram chart A Class Speed Matrix with high speeding vehicles in both directions A poor sensor balance in the Audit of Data Quality report During a survey it is advisable to regularly check your site to ensure that any data loss is detected before a survey is completed How can you check tube hit balance mid survey Check the RSU Status Memory page in MCSetup or MCSetLite In MCSetup perform an Unload and check the A amp B sensor hit plot in the unloading data graph In MCSetLite perform an Unload and use MCSetLite s Data Graphs to view the A amp B sensor hit plot Both B and C Which of the following is a step for creating a new Site List in MCSetup Select View gt gt Preferences and toggle the Enforce site list use checkbox Select File gt gt Open sites Select File gt gt New site list enter a file name for your new Site List Select View gt gt New site list MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 64 Section 14 Exam A B C D A B C D 10 A B C D 11 A B C D What Roadside Unit management tasks can
44. ection 2 How Classifiers Work DfT UK Classification Scheme GB DTp National Core Census Units Metric m class 3 Del m vehicle EAE A 12 e F ws wmm 39e amm _ eo ose 200 80 eam SSS I ae en ed 4 wmm ese ula Ten wm nn _ 8 4 2 95 12 00 2 00 12 00 2 50 12 00 205 020 20 90 omae _ sme so SS ume sme 0 _ 100 400 19 mo 200 150 _ rono 200 150 s 2m mo 200 1200 _ s 2m mo s mes 200 1500 _ s 100 190 10 200 200 1500 0 2 _ 7 eooo 10 19 199 200 200 206 _ s resas 200 1500 10 19 ral LL BUS MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 2 How Classifiers Work 5 Exercise With the information provided calculate the speed V and wheelbase WB of this vehicle Correctly Installed Axle Sensors i og A Tube spacing lm Time of first axle strike on A Sensor 13 00 16 226 s Time of first axle strike on B Sensor 13 00 16 264 s Time offset to second axle 0 106 s Speed At tg tA V spacing At At S V m S V m s V km hr hint V m
45. ee has two panels on the left 15 the Tree View showing folder hierarchy and on the right the List View showing the survey parameters of your MetroCount datasets in the currently selected folder The File Tree is the component of MTE used to manage MetroCount datasets The File Tree allows you to manage and locate your MetroCount datasets more efficiently than using other common file management utilities MetroCount In this Folder Data Causeway Data Files cup 2 0 Concat File Site ir Attr Size Corel HLln3s84A29 ECO 03284 0 38k Start End 0955 26 Oct 96 Description Canning Hwy Into Causeway VICTORIA PARE westbound Tvpe 2227 28 Oct 96 Plus le cs111 ic Database Queries 2 Database test 5 98 5 Demo Data gt 5740 22 DO Batchdemo 35 73 Causeway Farmer Fury 2 Leach Hwy 33 5 Main Roads WA 22 5 Multilane StopLight 3 j Terrace Road 22 j Timing 33 OD Tube faults US Demo Data H Documents and Settings DOS MC software H downloads E emu H E Farmer Fwy MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 geaclack 103284A28 ECO In3284A26 ECO A 103284A24 ECO H103284A23 ECO 103284A22 ECO In3275A23 EC1 13276429 1 276 24 103275A24 EC In3275A28 EC 103275A23 EC 1 276429 2 B In3275A26 EC B In5481A23 EC1 B Ips481A26 EC1 B Ips481A24 EC1 B
46. es METAMAP perthfimpz Churchlan gs mpz MAP MtLawley Mpz DOC Sate Attrib Init Desc in DirA Dire Mode State Spac StrtTm DebA DebB Lat Long SITE 04 Churchlands RPN Lucca Street S OL Otram Wav 0 5 0 0 1 1000 0 30 30 231 918359 1154 75 70061 SITE 05 Churchlands RPN Lbucca Street S of Hale Rosd 0 5 0 0 1 1000 9921798000 30 30 31 917404 115 787061 SITE 06 Churchlands RPN Hale Road E Section 7 Survey Management 27 Notes MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 28 Section 8 MCSetLite 8 MCSetLite RSU Operating Software for the PPC MCSetLite 15 a software component of MetroCount Traffic Executive developed by MetroCount for the Pocket PC MCSetLite contains all the functions of MetroCount Traffic Executive that are needed on the road with the added convenience of the Pocket PC platform MCSetLite adopts the intuitive interface of MCSetup for the common Roadside Unit management tasks of checking the Roadside Unit setup data unload and survey monitoring The Pocket PCs small size lightweight and ease of use make your Roadside Unit management tasks a breeze MCSetLite is a software program developed for the Pocket PC Access to MCSetLite is almost instantaneous with none of the start or shutdown waits associated with conventional PCs MCSetLite is supplied on a CD ROM which you insert in your desktop PC to begin installation CompactFlash Storage MCSetLi
47. f 1 hour will place a point on the graph for every hour of vehicles Integration Time The Integration Time is closely related to the Display Span If the display span has been set to a day then an Integration Time of an hour will give 24 points on the graph An integration time of 10 minutes on the same Display Span will give a graph with 144 points showing much more detail The best approach is to experiment to determine the combination of Display Span and Integration Time that best presents the information you require To change the Integration Time of a time based plot l Activate the graph pane of a graphical report by clicking anywhere within that pane The active pane is represented by the blue MetroCount bar at the top of the pane 2 Click the Integration time button on MCReport s graph toolbar and select from the available list of times The report will be automatically recalculated Flow Stacked by Speed Bins One hour 15 minutes Vertical Scale By default MCReport will automatically set the vertical scale for a graph If required you can manually set the vertical scale To manually set the vertical scale of a graph l Activate the graph pane of a graphical report by clicking anywhere within that pane The active pane is represented by the blue MetroCount bar at the top of the pane 2 Select Graph Vert scale followed one of the options described in the table below 3 The graph will be automati
48. f human behaviour Watch for noise ie lots of spikes to the left side of the graph may indicate faulty sensors MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 10 MCReport Data Analysis 37 10 MCReport Data Analysis Software Overview MCReport is Traffic Executive s data analysis component MCReport takes the raw axle stream stored in your MetroCount datasets and interprets the data to produce almost any conceivable report One survey can give you an enormous amount of information and historical value The Report Wizard amp d x ED Click the New Report button to start the Report Wizard MCReport is amazingly simple to use The Report Wizard guides you through the process of generating the reports you require The steps to creating a report are simply l Load the datasets to be analysed 2 Tag the datasets to include in the next report 3 Select the report type 4 Adjust the report Profile if required 5 View format and print the report 2 Right click imu sms Generating a Report with the Report Wizard MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 38 Section 10 MCReport Data Analysis The File Management List wmBmeaoccoceguetg The File Management List dialog box displays a list of datasets that have been loaded into your computer s memory ready to be analysed The list itself displays important summary i
49. ferring your MetroCount datasets from your Pocket PC to your desktop PC for storage and analysis Docking Cradle with Microsoft Active Sync Pocket PCs are normally supplied with a docking cradle that provides a convenient means for connecting your Pocket PC to a desktop PC Software supplied with Pocket PCs called Microsoft ActiveSync automatically connects to the device when it 1s inserted into the docking cradle Memory card reader A memory card reader is an optional device that allows you to access CompactFlash memory cards as a removable drive in the File Tree or Windows Explorer Minimum Requirements Desktop PC for installation with Windows Vista XP or 2000 along with Microsoft ActiveSync installed and configured A Pocket PC with Pocket PC 2003 or later 5232 communications cable and MetroCount PPC Adaptor Checking the Roadside Unit Tap RSU and select Get RSU Status The Roadside Unit s setup parameters memory battery level and hits can be viewed The Status dialog box in MCSetLite displays a snapshot of the Roadside Units current status This status information is divided into four pages Data survey details of the data currently in memory RSU the Roadside Unit s identity current activity and health indicators m Hits the Hits page shows information about the axle hits logged by the Roadside Unit for the data currently in memory MTE Certification Training Handbook March 200
50. g Handbook March 2008 42 Section 10 MCReport Data Analysis Report Fundamentals All reports are simply renderings of the underlying dataset s m Your data is only read by MCReport during analysis at no stage is data ever written back to your datasets ie you cannot damage your data with MCReport Right click to edit recalculate or set various properties m Reports are editable in MCReport Edits are lost if your recalculate the report Text Reports Key Features MetroCount Traffic Executive Weekly Vehicle Counts WeeklyVehicle 30 English ENA Datasets Site 35291 GRT NORTHERN HWY SOUTH OF WEST SWAN RD Direction 1 North bound A hit first Lane 0 Survey Duration 13 00 Monday 20 September 1993 gt 14 24 Monday 27 September 1993 File urbanhwy ecO Demo Identifier C355 Rev 9 02 5 3 1993 c 1893 Microcom Algorithm Factory default Data type Axle sensors Paired Class Speed Count Profile Filter time 13 00 Monday 20 September 1993 gt 14 24 Monday 27 September 1993 Included classes 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 9 9 1 11 12 Speed range 5 100 mph Direction North East South West bound Separation All Headway Name Default Profile Scheme Vehicle classification ARX Units Non metric ft mi ft s mph Ib ton In profile Vehicles 23701 23718 99 93 Weekly Vehicle Counts WeeklyVehicle 30 Site 35291 0N Description GRT NORTHERN HWY SOUTH O
51. gt 3 Confirm your selection Farmer Fwy Tunnel East lt 80kph gt Farmer Fwy Tunnel East Lng lt 80kph gt Farmer Fwy Tunnel East Land lt 80kph gt Farmer Fwy Tunnel East Lng lt 80kph gt Recent Files 4 Datasets loaded ready for tagging MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 40 Section 10 MCReport Data Analysis The Report Vortex MCReport divides the available reports into two fundamental groups m Classification Reports these reports contain various combinations of common classification parameters such as volume class speed direction headway and so on These reports require datasets that were collected using the Classification parallel Sensor Layout m Event Count Reports these reports are used to produce axle based reports such as axle counts and gap analysis Data from each of the sensors can be interpreted in numerous ways based on the Sensor Layout used These reports can be performed on data from both Classification and Count sensor layouts Report vortex Report Vortex Select the kind of report here rm Classification reports B Event count reports Fundamental report groups efined Vehicle Reports Custom List Report G Formatted Vehicle Reports vn Weekly Vehicle Counts vl Weekly Vehicle Counts Virtual Week we Vehicle Counts CR Vehicle Counts Virtual Day v Daily Classes Daily Classes by Direction v Daily Classes Estim
52. he speed limit Speed statistics mph Parente Percentile 2 in your dataset headers during RSU 85 v 95 10 v setup with MCSetup MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 54 Section 11 MCReport Profiles Mass Use regional mass values for each vehicle class to estimate pavement loading Separation Separation is the time offset between vehicles travelling in the same direction It can be measured as either headway or gap Profile General Format Header Colors Scheme Speed Mass Separation Adjust Set separation bins and define separation Separation terms of headway or 0 0 5 0 Breakpoint 0 Delete bin 0 Bin multiplier Separation is Headway Separation is Gap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C Estimate vehicle overhang Stop at 1000 Headway time between the first axles of two vehicles travelling in the same direction Gap time between the last axle and first axle of two vehicles travelling in the same direction zn o FE Adjust A new feature for future pernament sites MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 11 MCReport Profiles 55 Profile Example Speed Bin Chart Default Speed Bin Chart with 5mph wide speed bins Note the majority of vehicles travelling 30 40 mph Want more detail Simple
53. hen have access to additional software features see Traffic Executive User Manual appendices If you upgrade your Roadside Units MetroCount can in most cases upgrade your previous data sets too Other signature types are also available For example the Phase signature unlocks the Timing Analysis reports applicable only to the MC57xx range The PlusB signature provides access to MCReport s scripting features allowing automated data processing MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 10 Section 4 MetroCount Roadside Unit Some features of the MetroCount 5600 Series Roadside Unit Time Stamps every axle better than 1ms resolution Unique Dual Level protection Stainless steel Roadcase with Integral tube locking light yet strong Conformally coated electronics all Surface Mount Technology Totally weatherproof Adaptive auto ranging air sensors no calibration User replaceable D size alkaline batteries at least 290 days of continuous operation Memory up to 2MB stores up to 1 million axles MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 5 Fieldwork Installation 11 5 Fieldwork Installation Survey Planning Whilst you don t need to particularly worry about data specifics at this stage you still need to do some survey planning particularly the position and number of required sites to adequately meet your information needs For many road au
54. hts reserved MetroCcoont Traffic Executive MCRepart MiCSetlite are trademesis of Microcem Pty Lid Miemmoeorm is Registered balla other trademarks the property of their respective owners Other Microcom Inbelkectual property inckiding Patents and designs may be protected by Inbomational lew Subject bo the terms of tits EULA the har rishing of this software the accompanying product or any related documentation ar materia does not ghee you any icense to this intellectual property MetroCount Traffic Executifos Check the status of the Roadside Unit setup of the Roadside Unit to start a new survey Unload data from the Roadside Unit including dynamic graph of axle hits View vehicles and axle hits in real time to verify sensor installation Channel um Change data channels MC5700 Series only not applicable for MC5600 Other Roadside Unit diagnostics are available in the menu MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 18 Section 6 MCSetup Preferences Preferences RSU serial port COM GFS serial GFS part speed 115200 Folder Site Lists and maps _ qunm e a HUSERVERSLUerssvbastiansMy D acumentssMetraCount sM TE 3 1 85 B ase folder for unloaded data HBSERVERS L ers svbastiansMuy Documents MetrolountMTE 3 15 m Subgroup Unloaded data files bu unloads Use metric units Use long names Use high speed unload
55. ith Grand Total Split Direction Class Bins 8 XML Example Create your own Custom Lists templates then save them for re use with other data Double click your favorite Custom List template to use Format Tab Custom List Properties Suppress steps Choose your time steps from Format Fields E Five minutes Time step for rows _ Ten minutes available options One ho v C Rol days 15 minutes Include rows with no vehicles 20 minutes dA E Set other formatting options including virtual day and Group by days ree hours Esended heading Four hours week averaging and various Include totals Six hours Include speed satt Eight hours sub totals and grand totals Include peaks Twelve hours Twenty four hours Append Grand Total Append a Virtual Day Append a Virtual Week Autoscale to fit page width Emit every vehicle Include header information C Page layout preference is landscape Field delimiter sample 0000 0001 0002 0003 Change MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 12 MCReport Custom Lists Fields Tab Custom List Properties Format Fields Advanced XML 3 Time and date fields amp amp Count and sub count fields 7 Class bin fields 3 Speed bin fields 8 3 Separation bin fields amp 9 Speed limit fields 3 Speed statistics fields 11 Mass and axle loading fields am
56. ly in memory For classifier surveys an A B ratio of between 95 105 is acceptable MCSetup will issue a warning when you click the RSU status button if there is a problem with the sensor balance RSU Status Channel oO otal Hits Registered Hits Rejected Hits Tatal B Hits ienistered B Hits Total Ratio Registered A atio Analysis Memory 42697 100 B 0 42661 100 100 Sensors are matched within 525 MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Watch for sensor imbalance which may indicate tube faults Section 6 MCSetup 21 Memory Page The Memory tab displays a graphical representation of the Roadside Unit s memory When the Roadside Unit s memory fills up it will stop logging vehicles Therefore it is important to monitor the memory used The Memory page contains a run time estimate that you can use as a guide RSU Status Channel 0 Data ASU Battery Hits Memory Total memory 507408 bytes Used so far 50358 bytes 35 54 Memory used Note The following are estimates only Confidence f 00 Estimated time to run Roadside Unit is stopped Estimated full time Roadside Unit is stopped Clase Notes MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 22 Section 6 MCSetup Roadside Unit Setup Set site information here Site Attribute Lane Operator 1 D Unused or unknown 1 North bo
57. ming up towards the end of the survey Detecting this problem gives you the option of setting a time filter in MCReport or gathering further data If the site is still setup 031317 3 A sensor hits 84212 B sensor hits 71372 Show A Total sensor hits 155584 show B Sensor balance A B 117 992 Delta 1 MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 36 Section 9 File Tree for Data Management Hit Spectrum The Hit Spectrum is another very powerful tool for assessing data quality The Hit Spectrum is a histogram of the time between sensor hits that is it plots all the times when your Roadside Unit was NOT recording axles Every Hit Spectrum is different for every survey essentially creating a unique thumbprint for that particular survey All Hit Spectra however contain characteristic features Anatomy of a Hit Spectrum Typical Hit Spectrum for good quality data Logarithmic plot of the time difference between sensor hits 1560 id Common following gap always Big spike Time difference between hits for m sar ancon of the most frequently occurring a uman behaviour wheelbase usually cars Position related to speed regime 0 12sec in this example Little spikes to the left 0 E 8 Time difference of hits from lsa Lar deliz ies closely spaced axles eg bi and tri m Sue mma em ee axle groups Gap between vehicles always around 0 4sec again a function o
58. n 1340 Monday Seplember IIIF 2 14 24 Monday 27 Sepbember 1352 File Urbankiwy ech Demo FE 355 eaaa 1943 Algeria Factory defsull Data type Aula Class peed Ceunl Filtes tme 13 00 Monday 20 September 15593 gt 14 24 Monday 21 September 1492 Imebuded classes 7 2 3 4 5 B 7 8 2 11 12 Speed range 5 100 mph Direction Morth East West bound Separation Alls Hearway Name Lwfaull Preble 5eheme Vehicle elasamnealion ARK 1 Units metric A noa As meh B t n In Vehicles 23 01 723618 ATI Class J 1104 Class 4 1234 5 21 Clase 5 352 1 59 Glass amp 260 1 16 i Class 835 D 3578 Class 174 073 i Class 9 260 1 16 Class 10 723 18 J Class 11 833 2 5 Class 12 T2 05 55 Text pane All graphical reports are displayed in a split screen with the graph on the left and text summary on the right graphs and charts are displayed in Windows Metafile format WMF and thus may be copied to other Windows applications with all text and graphics fully scalable Click anywhere in the left hand graph window to or print the graph Click anywhere in the right hand text window to print the text Note that the blue MetroCount bar moves to
59. nformation essential to identifying a dataset similar to the File Tree Datasets are tagged to be used by a report Datasets Empty Report File Management List Load and tag Files here 3 13 2002 14 East13May2002 ds westo3May2002 Be west 3Mayz nz west13May2002 Aa west13May2002 lt Recent Files Site Size 1793k 1045k 1121k 695k 1726k 107 7k Start 0159 27 Apr DZ 0304 27 Apr 02 1053 03 May 02 1144 03 May 02 2242 26 Apr 02 2352 26 Apr 02 1034 03 May z 1116 03 May 02 Auboscale columns 1043 03 May 02 1137 03 May DZ 1050 13 May 02 1114 13 May 02 1023 03 May 02 1108 03 May 02 1026 13 May DZ 1149 13 May 02 Type Demo FB Demo FB Demo FB Demo FB Demo FB Demo FB Demo FB Demo FB Description Farmer Fwy Tunnel East Loni lt 80kph gt Farmer Fwy Tunnel East Lnz lt 80kph gt Farmer Fwy Tunnel East Lal lt 80kph gt Farmer Fwy Tunnel East Lnz lt 80kph gt Farmer Fwy Tunnel West Bound amp kphz Farmer Fwy Tunnel West Lnz lt 80kph gt Farmer Fwy Tunnel West Bound Lol amp kphz Farmer Fwy Tunnel West Loz lt 80kph gt Red arrow shows the dataset s tagged ready for the next report Blue bar indicates a dataset in use with an open report Pressing Shift and or Ctrl allows selecting multiple datasets for combining into one report Double click single datasets or shift select multiple datasets with right click tag untag in
60. oad segment is often biased in the direction of travel Most drivers swerve around road tubes Therefore setting units offset by some distance ensures drivers do not travel over the unit on the opposite side of the road Both B and C MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 14 Exam 65 12 A B C D 13 A B C D 14 A B C D 15 A B C D Which of the following will result in useless classification data surveys Measurement of tube spacing using a standard rule of 1500mm Tube A 12m long and Tube B 15m long but both the same distance from kerb to furthest end from RSU Both tubes perpendicular to the vehicle path Both tubes parallel Which of the following more correctly explains the virtue of Site Lists They allow the user to survey the same sites repeatedly They allow clients internal or external to furnish pre compiled ready to run survey programs They allow for consistent site details All of the above From which report can you export data to another software package eg MS Excel Velocity Dispersion Weekly Vehicle Counts Phase Statistics Custom List Report Which chart allows detailed data auditing Flow Clustered by Class Axle Position Histogram Speed Histogram Velocity Dipersion MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 66 Section 14 Exam True or False Answer each of the following questions There ar
61. ompletes the system Time Stamping The MetroCount 5600 Roadside Unit is a time stamping traffic recorder The unit has two pneumatic sensors and simply logs the time of detected air pulses Each sensor hit is time stamped with a resolution better than 1 millisecond The resulting raw data stored in the unit has no concept of vehicles providing MetroCount Traffic Executive s analysis of software MCReport with unrestricted flexibility During data analysis MCReport scans the axle stream extracting groups of axles that belong to a single vehicle The speed of the vehicle is calculated from the first matching A and B sensor hits using the simple formula V s t Signature Types When you purchase a MetroCount system you choose the level of software support you want eg Regular Plus A unique digital Signature is embedded in each Roadside Unit which is used by the software to validate your chosen level of support The MetroCount 5600 Regular Roadside Unit is designed to fulfil the needs of those who are used to older binning systems whilst still providing immense flexibility The MetroCount 5600 Plus Roadside Unit unlocks all of Traffic Executive s reports excluding the new Timing Analysis reports Most MetroCount Signatures can be upgraded any time after the original purchase When upgrading MetroCount will email or fax a new signature which is installed via the software Once upgraded new datasets t
62. p 71 Formatting fields amp 3 Other fields 0 Vehicle parameter fields Selected fields drag to change order Selected Fields is Advanced 01 24 hour time 0000 2359 Time 11 Number in time step Total lt 14 Class totals Cls 25 Average speed Mean _ 28 Percentile speed Vpp Tab Custom List Properties Format Fields Advanced XML iddMMMyyyy gt Time format picture Date format picture AB AB B A Direction codes 0 07 00 13 00 A Partial totals Fixed field 1 Fixed field 2 amp 1 06 00 22 00 2 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 gt oad private profile C Show posted speed limit on graphs C Show extra speed limits on graphs Don t plot zero data vectors Output extended column legend XML Tab Custom List Properties Format Fields Advanced Fl utput data as XML Indent XML C Use color syntax Force numeric decimals to dot ransform ExcelPaged xsl header bmp User defined XML elements Element Wf UserElement UserElementi X UserElement2 UserElement3 Y UserElement4 Wi UserElement5 Mf UserElement6 W UserElement Content Content Content Content2 Content3 Content4 Contentb Content6 Content Mi 57 Choose the traffic parameters you want to display in your reports Double click an available field in the upper box then drag it to your desired po
63. pper track B lower track Show sensor hits as Rolling time picture Vehicle list Asle timings sonoeosonoeeosononeosonoeocononeocononcocononeocononeocononeocononeocononcocononcocononoocononeocononoocononeocononeocononcocononcocononocononoocononcocononocononcocononeoconoeocononcgonenessenenen Snapshot of rolling view Grab Certification Training Handbook March 2008 24 Section 6 MCSetup Unloading Unload Wizard Unload options Set the unload mode and file name Stop the ASU after unloading data Suggested file name The suggested name iz based on the data header read from the Roadside Unit and the current option settings C Program FilesS MetraCount sersD atas2004 Churchlands4 091 1 Now200 e EM on Change name your data but you have trouble finding it again later Uncheck Stop the RSU after unloading data to unload the data so far but continue data gathering 1e for a mid survey check Check Stop the RSU after unloading data to complete your survey Confirm unload desti The file path is shown here The path and file shown below will be created El Program Files 5 08 MetroCount v315 811Hov2004 ECO File size 251 bytes Free space on drive 14 965 bytes lt lt Back WARNING Don t change the file extension eg ECO etc If you do other MetroCount p
64. rection of travel gt Direction 2 If you re doing speed Direction 1 surveys it pays to bear this in mind Rather than using one mid block classifier using two units each offset from the midpoint in the direction of travel may result in higher speed recordings and thus more accurately monitor maximum speeds and true Position along road segment driver behaviour Speed MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 14 Section 5 Fieldwork Installation Equipment Road tube m Road nails or deck spikes m Figure 8 road cleats m Centre lane flaps optional Vehicle Classifier Roadside unit case m Stainless steel security strop and padlock m Protective dust cap Bitulastic tape for securing sensors m Pipette cork optional and m Rubber cap optional Suggested Tools m Tape measure calibrated stick or 1 metre 3 foot tube spacing gauge Rubber mallet 4mm hex ball driver Heavy Duty Claw Hammer Heavy ball hammer Crowbar Side cutters or pliers Chalk or lumber crayon and Stanley knife MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 5 Fieldwork Installation 15 A Final Vital Checklist There are four major items to be checked when installing road tubes for classification surveys a installed your tubes must v v v Note Most people get the first three points correct But one of our most common support is
65. rograms eg the File Tree will not identify your datasets NOTE After unloading your data even if you Stop the RSU after unloading data the data is retained in your Roadside Unit until you do the next setup MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 6 MCSetup Data Quality Check During Unload 25 The easiest method of performing a data quality assessment mid survey is to perform an Unload without stopping the RSU This will leave the Roadside Unit active while allowing you to view the A and B sensor hit plots as the data transfers Unload Be C Program Files Metrolount U sersD atasz 004 hurchlandss0811Movz2004 ECO Cromarty Road VV of Pearson 1677 B gt lt 1216 22 Oct 02 1223 04 Now 02 gt re b 2 Speed 394006 1 Unload started Made Unload and continue Block 810 Bytes written 194639 Hate 2824 butes sec TA Stop unload Unload C Program FilessMaetraCount w31 sersDratas2 004 D hurchlands s0811MN9ov20D4 E CT Cromarty Haad W of Pearson 1677 5 i VY 0 1216 1223 04 02 gt w 2 Speed 3840 bpsV Mode Unload and continue 1 Unload started Black 1318 Bytes written 315853 Hate 2828 butes sec TA Stop unload Unload E C Program FilezsetraCaunt U sersD atasz 0043s hurchlandss0811Movz2004 E CU Cromarty Road VV of Pearson 1677 LB
66. ry 1998 gt 11 09 Wednesday 11 March 1998 p Filter Cls 1 23456 78910 11 12 DIr NESVV Sp 5 100 Headway 0 i i Scheme Vehicle classification ARX click OK Total 82280 36 38 38 40 15 4 12655 0 12 0 9876 0 40 45 13 8 11318 0 45 50 2 9 2353 0 50 55 38 60 j Display the new report o be if Two speed bin has 00 15 0 if become five 0 0 4 0 70 75 0 0 1 0 5 10 0 7 607 0 10 15 0 4 332 0 15 20 0 696 467 0 20 25 1 296 972 0 25 30 9 896 8035 0 32 34 30 32 14 9 12237 0 10 9 8960 0 34 36 16 9 13940 0 MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 56 Section 12 MCReport Custom Lists 12 MCReport s Custom Lists The Custom List report is an extremely powerful tool Whilst MCReport s predefined text reports are optimised to meet the most common analysis requirements the Custom List report goes much further allowing you to create and save a your own report formats Custom List Main Menu This 1s the initial menu of the Custom List report wizard Custom lists Custom List reports Create custom reports here Click Modify to access advanced features Default Custom List favorites Class Bins Virtual Day and Week Class Bins with 15 min drops B Comma Separated Speed Bins Database example 8 Individual B Safety Camera Example 30 40 Safety Camera Example 50 60 70 B Speed Bins w
67. s Colors Colour schemes used in graphs and charts Scheme Choose your preferred vehicle classification scheme Profile Summary of ARX General Format Header Colors Scheme Speed Mass Separation Adjust Globals Names Class scheme Description OEM schemes Scheme is a modification of AustAoads94 It removes class 12 amp ARX moves all other classes up by one and inserts a short two axle class as class one Class Class Name Aggregate Aggregate Name Light Light Light Medium Medium Medium Heavy Heavy Heavy Heavy Heavy Heavy 27 Scheme F Scheme F2 Scheme F99 AustRoads94 8 NAASRA Swedish Swedish2 TNZ1999 Scheme Axle H External schemes 0 CO 7 CD CO C CO CO CO CO CO CO PO Species 4 gt Close To use aggregate classes choose Aggregate the selected scheme To examine class aggregates click Details then the Names tab Aggregate groups may be changed by editing the scheme caution Set speed bins percentiles choice of two values and variable speed limits 21930 to display in reports 0 Bin multiplier Speed limits mph H Scale Z Offset mph Name o 100 PSL fi 100 2 100 a 100 4 100 5 100 e 100 1nn v Get posted speed limit from data Note the option Get posted speed limit from data Put t
68. s x 3 6 Wheelbase WB Time offset X Velocity s X m s MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 6 Section 3 MetroCount vs Others 3 MetroCount s Axle based Classifiers vs Others Do you ever wonder whether you made the right decision to purchase MetroCount Did your boss just say your traffic counters are over there go get some data Well rest easy because you or your boss made the right choice But why Other Binning Systems Most other systems process vehicles at the roadside binning the vehicle data immediately discarding the actual axles This severely limits what you can do with their output Moreover their resulting data ie already summarised reports 15 often in text form which may be edited with no accountability MetroCount s Time Stamping Philosophy There are many reasons why MetroCount s axle based classifiers are the best Most fundamental is the way they collect traffic data time stamping every axle With MetroCount s time stamped approach ALL axle data is available to you AFTER the survey MetroCount Traffic Executive MTE Software Because your MetroCount 5600 Series Roadside Units store every axle irrespective of your traffic information needs it follows that you need some kind of tool to process and analyse your data That tool is your MetroCount Traffic Executive MTE software Axle MetroCount stream Data Files Pocket PC
69. sition in the lower list Check the box next to your selected parameters to display them graphically Double click to select Various advanced options including user defined daily subtotals Note the new Load private profile option Use this to force your Custom List to load a custom Profile of the same name XML options for compatibility with other applications eg Excel Choose Output data in XML and your XSL transform Your custom list will then display as XML In MCReport s main menu choose Tools Preview XSL transform to display your custom list in the selected application MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 58 Section 12 MCReport Custom Lists Custom Lists Available Fields Time and Date Fields Count and sub count fields Class bin fields Speed bin fields Separation bin fields Speed limit fields Speed statistics fields Mass and axle loading fields Formatting fields 01 24 hour time 0000 2359 Time 02 Packed date and time YYYYMMDDHHMM 03 Full date and time Date Time 70 1508601 date and time XML Date Time 04 Locale time Time 05 Locale short date Date 06 User defined time picture Time 07 User defined date picture Date 11 Number in time step Total 81 Number in time step AB Total 82 Number in time step BA Total 12 15 minute drops Hour steps only Drop 13 Cumul
70. son Street 5 of Hale Road 30 30 Pearson Street N of ECU entry 30 30 Pearson Street N of ECU entry 30 30 Pearson Street 5 of ECU entry 30 30 Pearson Street 5 of ECU entry 30 30 The Lane Entry from Pearson Street 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Street M of Rookwood 30 30 Frances Street 5 of Learoyd 30 30 Spinoza Street 5 of Learoyd 30 30 Rookwood Street 5 of Hill Street 30 30 Woodroyd Street M of Braeside Roa 30 30 Braeside Road N of Longroyd Street 30 30 Braeside Road 5 of Woodsome Strei 30 30 South View Road M of Dene St Field Street 5 of Rookwood Field Steet 5 of Queens Robin Street M af Rookwood TER hnROSVENOR automatically updating __ your site list as you go Use MCSetup s data entry form to create new sites Site _ Attribute 18 Mount Lawley Direction 5 South bound gt North bound B gt A Spacing 11000 mm 3 ft 3 4 in Start time Immediately Site description Field Steet 5 of Queens Sensor layout Ale sensors Paired Class Speed Count MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Lane Operator RPN 30ms Single lane normal v Debounce A Debounce B 30ms Single lane normal v Set start time 4 ur The resulting small text file eg MySites sit can be emailed to contractors You control e numbering e Site descriptions e And all survey attribut
71. sues comes from first time or novice users who don t get the last point right A short tube long tube combination results in a delay to one of the air pulses This decreases the vehicles recorded speed and wheelbase in one direction and increases them in the other Inadvertently using a short tube long tube combination results in short slow vehicles in one direction and long fast vehicles in the other MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 16 Section 5 Fieldwork Installation Tube Length Error Example Errors in tube length often manifest in strange looking Class Speed matrices Directional filtering see Profiles later reveals the error low speed two axle short vehicles in one direction high speed two axle long vehicles in the other Class Speed Matrix amp Both Directions T ClassMatrix 16 Site 3seqd0 0EVV Description seg80 batlow road between cottams road and white gate Filter time 11 33 Monday 7 June 2004 gt 9 22 Wednesday 16 June 2004 Scheme Vehicle classification ARX Filter Cls 1 234567691011 12 DirfEW Sp 5 100 Headway gt 0 Class 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 5 0 0 10 1 4 0 1 15 3 1 3 24 0 4 20 6 4 17 162 2 6 25 2 2 1 1 1 55 540 8 6 30 P5 2 3 3 1 127 4 1395 22 3 35 4 3 2 2 116 1285 20 5 40 6 9 5 2 44 3 T 555 8 9 45 3 14 5 1 27 2 T 522 8 3 50 4 l 14 5 11 11 690 11 0 55 1 d 6 581 9 3 60 3 3 1 3
72. t MCTools MCSetLite are trademarks of Microcom Pty Ltd Microcom is a Registered Trademark in Australia All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Other Microcom intellectual property including Patents and designs may be protected by international law Subject to the terms of this EULA the furnishing of this software the accompanying product or any related documentation or materials does not give you any license to this intellectual property For any further information on this license please contact Microcom Pty Ltd P O Box 1182 Fremantle Western Australia 6959 ACN 009 273 410 02008 MetroCount MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008
73. t to it in the menu Note that the list of available renderings will vary depending on the type of graphical report you are changing 3 The graph will be automatically re drawn with your new rendering option Speed Bin Chart Speed Bin Chart 22 Man meine 160235291 UN i SpeedBin s Non metric 8 tez35791 UM Description GET NORTHERN SOUTH OF WEST SWAN RD krrhe Description GET NORTHERN HW SOUTH OF WEST SVWAM RD Filter time 13 00 Monday 20 September 1993 gt 14 24 Monday 27 September 1883 Filter time 13 00 Monday 20 September 1993 gt 14 24 Monday 27 September 1993 Filter 121511 234 567831011 12 DinHESW 505 100 Headway 0 I Filter 21541 234 5678391011 12 DinHESW 545 100 Headway 0 Scheme Vehicle classification ARX i Scheme Vehicle classification ARX atala 23591 i atala 23591 5 55 e 55 Bn AF E i 1872 D 0 1 29 0 5 0 056 11 0 15 20 os 900 e 04 09 122 0 9 18 417 0 e 70 67 0 235 85260 o e e e o 25 04 900 ik 35 BS 417 0 Ap 4 Ds 5 10 15 e 0 1 2211 15 20 05 2 0 25 3 T 75 255 man m 1 2 0 o 045 gom 9 3 3 nes em a 5 10 00 11 01 e 37 EC 20 5 6 487 2 0 4 3271 Pie Chart Bar Chart MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 46 Section 10
74. te fully supports modern memory cards These memory cards expand the storage capacity of your Pocket PC with capacities capable of holding MetroCount data from over one hundred 2M B Roadside Units Your memory cards are non volatile storage media that do not require a battery to retain data With no moving parts they are extremely robust and handy for storing your MetroCount datasets in the field Connectivity To get up and running with MCSetLite there are two connectivity issues to consider m Connecting your Pocket PC to a MetroCount Roadside Unit m Transferring your datasets from you Pocket PC to your desktop PC Microsoft BCIOSync Roadside Unit e LE f I Pocket PC 2 Desktop PC Memory card reader Memory card Transferring data from the Roadside Unit to a desktop PC MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 8 MCSetLite 29 Roadside Unit Connection The serial communications on all MetroCount Roadside Units and Pocket PCs are designed to be connected directly to a desktop PC Consequently a special adaptor commonly known as a null modem adaptor or MetroCount PPC adaptor is required to connect a Pocket PC to a MetroCount Roadside Unit MCSetLite is supplied with a MetroCount PPC adaptor to connect the serial communications lead of your Pocket PC to the communications lead for your Roadside Units MetroCount PPC Adapter Desktop PC Connection There are several methods for trans
75. the pop up to toggle tagging for the next report Remove datasets from the File Management list by highlighting their entry then right click to display the pop up menu Tag Untag Remove Load algorithm Edit algorithm Properties Shaw Full paths Note Removing files from the File Management list does not delete them from you system Pressing Spans displays available data in currently loaded datasets 9 42 Friday 3 May 2002 East 1 Farmer Fwy Tunnel East Ln1 lt 30kph gt East 1 Farmer Fwy Tunnel East Ln1 80kph East 2 Farmer Fwy Tunnel East Ln2 lt 30kph gt East 2 Farmer Fwy Tunnel East Ln2 80kph West 1 Farmer Fwy Tunnel West Bound Ln1 lt S0kph gt West 1 Farmer Fwy Tunnel West Bound Ln1 lt 30kph gt 22 42 Friday 26 April 2002 MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 West 2 Farmer Fwy Tunnel West Ln2 lt 80kph West 2 Farmer Fwy Tunnel West Ln2 lt 80kph gt 11 48 Monday 13 May 2002 gt Section 10 MCReport Data Analysis Loading Datasets from the File Tree 39 The simplest way to load datasets into the File Management list 15 via the File Tree simply highlight the dataset s you wish to analyse shift click ctrl click then click the New Report button If not already loaded MCReport will prompt you to load the highlighted dataset s for analysis Files 1 MetroCount I 225 Demo Data File Site Dir 3b OD 5740 Bo westosmMay2002 6C1 West 1 B
76. the previous sections In MCReport use the UrbanHwy ec0 dataset to complete all three activities To load UrbanHwy ec0 click the new report button to display the File Management List Now click on the Recent files scroll list and select UrbanHwy ec0 from the drop down menu 1 Produce a Speed Histogram for school zone periods ie Weekdays 7 30am 9 00am 2 30pm 4 00pm Provide both the histogram and the header with statistical information 2 Produce a Speed Bin chart Change the default speed bin settings to provide 1 mph resolution for the 45 to 55 mph range Then change the graph into bars blocks 3 Creata Custom List report with the following parameters in 2 hour time intervals i 24 hour time 0000 2359 Time ii Number in time step Total iii Class Percentages C195 iv Mean Speed Mean v 85 Percentile Vpp and vi Mean Exceeding MeanX Return your answers and reports to exam metrocount com For further support contact MetroCount Australia United Kingdom United States P O Box 1182 Unit 29 Rosemont Road 18200 Georgia Ave Suite J Fremantle WA 6959 Wembley Middlesex HAO 4PE Olney MD 20832 Ph 08 9430 6164 Ph 020 8782 8999 Ph 800 576 5692 Fax 08 9430 6187 Fax 020 8782 8737 Fax 866 440 8407 Email sales metrocount com Email uksales metrocount com Email usasales metrocount com Copyright c 1991 2008 Microcom Pty Ltd All rights reserved MetroCount Traffic Executive MCSetup MCRepor
77. thorities state road authorities LGA s the ongoing objective is to obtain up do date data for every road link 1e each stretch of road between major intersections Other planning and location considerations include Mid block surveys to maximise speed recording but see below Cordoning around a local precinct or larger region m Multiple locations along the same link to establish speed and congestion profiles MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 12 Section 5 Fieldwork Installation Classifier Installations The Roadside Unit can be installed using a variety of Sensor Configurations to obtain either classification data or short term event count data Using a Classifier Sensor Layout obtains the parameters of volume class speed direction headway and so on Using a Count Sensor Layout allows you to obtain short term volumetric data MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 5 Fieldwork Installation 13 Surveys across two or more unidirectional lanes Why should you avoid surveying in the following situation where possible If you do surveys in this situation highly useful and useable results can still be obtained but be aware of your system s limitations and be cautious when quoting your results A note on speed surveys Most vehicles can decelerate faster than they can accelerate Therefore the speed of a vehicle along a road segment is often biased in the di
78. troCount s inherent flexibility your entire organisation benefits from sharing your MetroCount data Security and Auditability By cleverly encoding your time stamped raw axle datasets we provide tools in MetroCount Traffic Executive that provide quality assurance and prevent dataset tampering Every MetroCount dataset is also protected with a unique long signature any data tampering will invalidate the signature MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 8 Section 3 MetroCount vs Others You buy this We give you this The MetroCount 5600 Series Vehicle Classifier System A complete system for all traffic surveys MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 4 MetroCount Roadside Unit 9 4 The MetroCount 5600 Series Roadside Unit The MetroCount 5600 Series Roadside Unit RSU is the hardware component of the MetroCount Vehicle Classifier System All MetroCount Roadside Units are designed to make the process of data collection as simple as possible allowing you to focus on the task of analysing your data The MetroCount 5600 Series Roadside Unit is very cleverly designed and has a number of major features including m Excellent battery performance m Dual level protection Unique Roadcase design Integral tube locking It is important to remember that your MetroCount Roadside Unit is only a part of the MetroCount system your Traffic Executive software c
79. tware 17 Overview 17 Preferences 18 Checking the Roadside Unit 19 Setup 22 Monitoring a Survey 23 Unloading 24 7 Survey Management with Site Lists 26 8 MCSetLite RSU Operating Software for the PPC 28 CompactFlash Storage 28 Connectivity 28 Checking the Roadside Unit 29 Setup 30 Monitoring a Survey 30 Unloading 31 9 MCReport s File Tree for Data Management 32 Pop up Menu 33 Setting Favorite Folders 33 Searching for Data 34 Editing Dataset Header Parameters 34 MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Contents Checking Data Quality 10 MCReport Data Analysis Software Overview The Report Wizard The File Management List The Report Vortex The Report Vortex Report Fundamentals Report Cloning Arranging Reports Graph Rendering Dispersion Plots Dispersion Plots Time Based Plots Event Count Reports 11 MCReport s Report Profile Speed Range Separation Direction Classes Scheme Time Filtering Advanced Profile Features Profile Example Speed Bin Chart 12 MCReport s Custom Lists 13 Notes 14 Exam Custom List Main Menu Format Tab Fields Tab Advanced Tab XML Tab Custom Lists Available Fields Instructions Multiple Choice True or False Activities MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 35 37 37 37 30 39 40 42 44 44 45 45 46 46 48 49 52 52 52 52 52 52 53 95 56 56 56 57 57 57 58 60 62 62 62 66 67 Section 1 Introduction
80. und amp hit first 2 East bound amp hit first 3 South bound hit first 4 West bound hit first 5 South bound gt North bound B B West bound 4 gt B East bound B gt A North bound gt South bound B 8 East bound gt West bound B gt A Direction Debounce A eS uem rfe te z 20ms Multiple lane special 1 ms Multiple lane 30ms Single lane normal 40ms See Operator Manual pacing 5Oms See Operator Manual See Operator Manual Pe Ie 7 7Oms See Operator Manual 80ms See Operator Manual Sel Spacing See Operator Manual EE 100ms See Operator Manual Start time a set start time Site description Axle sensors Separate Count Axle sensors Split Count Vehicle sensors Separate Count In the Site field use a unique alpha numeric identifier for each installation m Attribute is optional Attribute will be set to the current latitude and longitude if obtained from an optional GPS unit Use Lane 0 for two lane bi directional classification sites otherwise number each lane separately Set Debounce from the menu Enter sensor Spacing checked and verified beforehand use a tape measure Inaccurate tube spacing results in inaccurate data Set the Start time to start now next
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82. ve menu button and select Edit Paste Click the OK button to recalculate the report Saving a Local Profile l 2 3 While editing a Profile click the Save menu button and select File Save profile Type in an appropriate name for the Profile in the File name edit box Feel free to use a relatively long descriptive file name to easily identify it for future use Click the Save button to continue Loading a Profile l 2 3 While editing a Profile click the Save menu button and select File Load profile Select the Profile you wish to load and click the Open button The profile takes the name of the saved Profile name MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 52 Section 11 MCReport Profiles Speed Range Choose the speed range you want to examine Separation Choose your required vehicle separation time defined as either headway or gap under the Advanced Profile Speed tab Direction 1 E fe 4 foe mr eornm Choose your flow directions Directions offered for selection are UE based upon the header details in your dataset s being analysed Classes Choose the subset of vehicle classes you want in your report Interacts with class aggregate option under the Advance Profile Scheme tab Scheme Choose your classification scheme Time Filtering MCReport s time filtering options let you examine precisely those critical survey times
83. ze of the span Note that the new Display span will start at the nearest boundary to the left of the marker For example placing the marker at 4pm on a Tuesday and selecting a day span will start the span from the beginning of Tuesday If required the Display span can be set to start from the precise marker location To change the Display Span of a time based plot l Place a marker on the graph at the desired starting point of the new Display Span 2 Click the Span button on MCReport s graph toolbar and select from Entire data Week Day or Hour The report will be automatically recalculated To start the new Display Span at the precise marker location hold the Ctrl key and click the Span button MTE Certification Training Handbook March 2008 Section 10 MCReport Data Analysis 4T Use the Back and Forward buttons on MCReport s graph toolbar to step through the data at intervals of the new Display Span Entire Data 3 Flow Stacked Speed Bins ia i 1 MU Dn 1 HORT HE n Hurr 07 wid pama 1 UP DO Bec Pap Mas ZT fap PN 1 ubera a 1 DAL ch 2342874853110 122 ACE IT 1 01 107 Miam 21 Ba TRIS fina z i n hes p tn pth fo beget 1 Bi mE

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