A first approach towards an automatized preparation of input data for the agent-based demand model TAPAS

Abstract

In order to prepare data needed to simulate a new area using the agent-based demand model TAPAS a large variety of data has to be collected, consolidated, and converted. In the past, this included the purchase of commercial data about the activity places within the area to model, collection of available data about the socio-demographics of the area, and subsequent enrichment of both and the disaggregation of the population. Often, the process of preparing a new scenario could take few months. For allowing a more agile use of TAPAS, we develop a data import and preparation tool that allows preparing a TAPAS representation of an area using open data and needs only minor manual configuration. This paper outlines the methods used by the tool, presents initial results, and gives the next steps to be performed.