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MetroCount Traffic Executive™ |
To
complete the MetroCount Vehicle Classifier
Systems we give you our latest
"Traffic Executive" software. Traffic Executive gives you maximum traffic survey
efficiency and lets you easily manage and analyse your traffic data asset.
MetroCount Traffic Executive™ Comprises three main components:
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MCSetup for operating your MetroCount Roadside Units and managing your traffic surveys. |
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MCSetLite for operating your MetroCount Roadside Units using a Pocket PC. |
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MCReport for analysing and processing your traffic data. |
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| Roadside Unit & Survey Operations |
Doing
surveys with MCSetup™
Optimised
for use on a notebook computer in the field, MCSetup combines clarity
and utility with the intuitive Windows environment, and boasts features
that cannot exist on systems with small built-in displays and a few
buttons. With MCSurvey, you can quickly setup your MetroCount Roadside
Unist for either classifying or counting at a single site and simplify
large, multi-site surveys.
Operating
your MetroCount Roadside Unit with MCSetup is easy. MCSetup’s simple
interface guides you through the survey process. MetroCount’s “store
every axle” approach means that you don’t need to set time increments,
vehicle classes or program awkward speed bins before you survey.
Graphical
displays of battery condition and memory usage, and a real-time traffic
view, remove any guess-work about the status of your Roadside Unit.
MCSetup’s concise messages and clear warnings give you the feedback
you need to collect good data every time.
After
the survey, MCSetup stores the traffic data on your computer. Depending
on your data access and archival needs, MCSetup automatically creates
and manages complex folder structures using any combination of Site
Number, Survey Attribute, Year, Month and Week – details retained in
the header of every MetroCount dataset.
Site
database with optional GPS
With MCSetup’s site database and map interface you can efficiently
tackle large surveys. Select sites from your previously compiled database,
or create new sites at the roadside using a Global Positioning System
(GPS) receiver and our optional GPS interface. Using available maps,
you can select sites by simply pointing and clicking on the display.
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Data Analysis and Reporting |
MCReport is Traffic Executive’s traffic analysis engine and the power behind all MetroCount Vehicle Classifier Systems.
MCReport lets you release the full potential of your MetroCount Vehicle Classifier Systems, effectively bringing the power of today’s personal computer to the roadside.
Reports
available in MTE v3 (click a flag icon to
see a list of reports and samples in that language):
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Managing data with MCReport™
MCReport contains Traffic Executive's dataset management utility. It scans your computer's local and network disk drives for MetroCount datasets. MCReport displays your computer's folder tree structure on the left and the contents of your selected folders on the right, with columns sorted on traffic data and survey attributes. Multiple windows may be opened for copying or moving datasets. Multiple datasets may be selected and loaded for analysis.
With just a click of your mouse, you can access dataset properties, including survey and Roadside Unit details. Interactive graphs of sensor hits and the “Hit Spectrum” provide instant feedback about your data quality. By copying selected datasets in “rich text format”, you can easily create a formatted list of your traffic data.
Classifying
vehicles with MCReport™
MCReport is the heart of the MetroCount Vehicle Classifier System.
After retrieving data from classification surveys, you command MCReport
to “replay” the axle events on your computer to construct practically
ANY conceivable analysis.
MCReport
unleashes the power of today’s personal computer. The advanced algorithms
in the new vehicle processing engine offer unparalleled vehicle discrimination
and accurate classification, even under the most adverse conditions
(eg car parks).
MCReport
has a vast range of traffic reports. As well as routine traffic volumes,
speeds and classes, you have sophisticated, yet easy-to-use tools
to examine congestion, traffic density, entering capacity, platooning,
traffic calming and more.
MCReport
uses MetroCount’s “store every axle” approach to full effect, giving
you further tremendous advantages:
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You
are not locked-in to a particular operating mode, eg class/speed
bins or pre-set time increments. |
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You
do not have to decide before the survey what type of traffic data
you need. |
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You
can apply ANY classification scheme to the same data. New schemes
can be readily incorporated into the software, without reprogramming
the roadside unit or making existing data obsolete. |
Most importantly, the data you collect today can be processed again
and again with MCReport, to cope with any future traffic issue. Your
traffic data will become an increasingly valuable asset every time
you do a survey.
| MCReport fundamentals... |
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| MCReport's "New Report Wizard"... |
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Counting
axles with MCReport™
MetroCount further expands your traffic survey capabilities with MCReport’s
axle counting mode. When used for axle count surveys, MCReport also
uses MetroCount’s “store every axle” approach, providing you with
enormous flexibility. Your reports and graphs can use any time increment,
plus many other features that cannot exist in traditional “binned”
volume counters.
With
access to the precise time of arrival for every axle, MCReport lets
you analyse simple axle counts in a surprising variety of ways. You
can count axles, axle pairs or axles divided by a user-defined factor.
You can even count gaps for signal warrants and entering capacity
analysis.
When
using MetroCount for axle counting, MCReport supports single, dual
and split sensor installations, allowing multi-lane surveys, with
lane-by-lane counts.
Report “Profiles”
Every report you produce with MCReport has an associated Profile.
Refine your reports by changing Profiles, then copy them to other
reports. Vary any combination of vehicle schemes or classes, speeds,
times, traffic flow direction, headway and other parameters. Profiles
remain active until changed or the report is closed.
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Scripting
for batch analysis
W ith MCReport’s optional new scripting language, you can fully automate
your data processing tasks. You can quickly construct scripts of simple,
yet powerful commands to batch process all your data with ease, greatly
enhancing your survey efficiency.
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