Toward an integrated model system : experience in Limburg and Antwerp. Dynamic simulation models are developing quickly and include expanding functionality. This paper describes models developed for southern Limburg and Antwerp. In both cases static models were available. The paper describes how an efficient and practical link can be made between simulations and static models. Further attention is given to route choice within simulation models. Dynamic simulation models offer more than improved insight into traffic. They include new possibilities when compared to static assignment. In Paramics it is possible to include objects such as detectors, traffic signals and information panels. These can be controlled with the software that is actually used on the street. This makes it possible to: Test new software (controllers) before it is used on the street; Estimate the effects these controllers will have; Allow personnel from for example traffic control centres to experiment with specific situations and responses (such as what to do when there is an incident). Simulations can provide insight into the effects of alternative responses and measures. Dynamic simulation models have earned an important place in the model systems practitioners use. They are a welcome addition to static assignment models. (Author/publisher)
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