Installation Guide: The Validator

  1. Download Validation Tools from the Linear Road website.
  2. Extract Validation Tools into a folder such as /home/username/Validation
  3. Make sure your system meets the requiremnts located here.
  4. Make sure you create a different database then the one used for MITSIM.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Check screen printouts and execution.log for updates on validation progress and errors.
  8. When the validator is finished, it will generate several tables. Click here to see how to use them and here to see their schema.