PTV VISSIM, developed by PTV Planung Transport Verkehr AG in Karlsruhe, Germany, is a microscopic multi-modal traffic simulation software used by professionals and students alike. Here’s an overview:
Features:
- Realistically represents roads, public transport, bicycles, and pedestrian footpaths in interactive 3D simulations to evaluate road and junction designs and traffic signal timings.
- Incorporates scientific simulations and scenario management to help evaluate and optimize transport infrastructure regarding congestion, emissions, and equitable road space distribution.
- Models autonomous vehicles and intelligent traffic management measures in a virtual test environment.
- Simulates individual interactions and movement of vehicles, public transport, cycles, and pedestrians on a microscopic level.
- Assists with urban planning, transportation engineering, traffic analysis, transportation planning, signal optimization, and 3D visualization.
- Generates high-quality videos of simulations using different camera angles.
- User-friendly with a range of online guides available, but customization of in-built characteristics requires coding skills
