MATSim-Tutorial

OSC, 2023

Slides

Day 1	Introduction, Setup, First Simulation, MATSim Overview, Network, Population	Slides for Days 1 to 3 (PDF, 20 MB) Slides Java Reference (PDF, 620 KB) Via license file (1 KB)
Day 2	MATSim API, Demand, Config, Controller, Replanning, Scoring, Events	Slides MATSim API (PDF, 350 KB)
Day 3	Event-Handlers, Analyses, Public Transport, Calibration
Day 4	to be determined	Slides for Day 4 (PDF, 1.8 MB)

JDK / Java 17
MATSim, download the “Latest stable release” from the Standalone section.
Java-IDE (Java Development Environment)
- recommended: IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition
- alternative 1: Eclipse IDE for Java Developers
- alternative 2: Visual Studio Code with Coding pack for Java
- if you’re familiar with Java development and have another preferred IDE or editor, that should be fine as well. It should support Maven builds.
Git Source code version control system
Via (Visualization and Analysis software for MATSim)
- latest stable
- license file
A good text editor
- Windows: e.g. Notepad++
- macOS: e.g. BBEdit (Free mode is sufficient)
- Linux: e.g. vi, emacs, …
- any other text editor you feel confident with
Tools
- Windows: 7-zip