ABSTRACT
This chapter presents an alternative approach to spatial microsimulation that involves both the generation and simulation of individuals in household units. The method, known as Transport and Environment Strategy Impact Simulator (TRESIS), has been developed for many years at The University of Sydney. TRESIS is mature, well tested and has been designed at the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies to help solve transport-related problems. The chapter provides an overview of the TRESIS method with, reference to academic research. It demonstrates the generation of realistic households used in TRESIS, building on CakeMap input data. The chapter shows how demand models can be used to allocate the synthetic households to geographic zones. The TRESIS demand models have been estimated from a combination of stated preference and revealed preference data using the NLOGIT software. The model system provides for feedback between the different models using inclusive value parameters.
