Installation Guide: The Validator
- Download Validation Tools from the Linear Road website.
- Extract Validation Tools into a folder such as /home/username/Validation
- Make sure your system meets the requiremnts located here.
- Make sure you create a different database then the one used for MITSIM.
- Edit
the validate.txt file located in the Validation folder to update the
proper runtime and database information. Make sure the following
variables are properly set (use full path with filename):
- databasename: should match the dbname set above.
- databaseuser: should match a username that can access Postgres.
- databasepassword: should match the password for that username.
- cardatainput:
This is the file containing all of the datapoints of the Linear Road
Run. Use the file that MITSIMLab generated during its run.
- output3: This is the output that your database generated answering type3 queries. It should be comma delaminated.
- output2: This is the output that your database generated answering type2 queries. It should be comma delaminated.
- completehistory: This is the file containing the history of every car. This should be the file generated by MITSIMLab.
- tollalerts: This is the output your database generated for toll alerts.
- accidentalerts: This is the output your database generated for accident alerts.
- To
start Validation make sure that all files listed in the validate.config file
are in the folder specified and type "./validate.pl validate.config" to
run the validator.
- Check screen printouts and execution.log for updates on validation progress and errors.
- When the validator is finished, it will generate several tables. Click here to see how to use them and here to see their schema.
- Note: The validator has approximately a 2 to 3 hour running time per expressway depending on computer speed.