17.2.16 Land-Use and Transport Integration in Scotland (LATIS)

Land-Use and Transport Integration in Scotland (LATIS) is a service offered by Transport Scotland that can assist in devising policy in a number of different areas such as transport, planning, the environment, demographics, health, education and the utilities.

LATIS offers a wide range of support and technical advice and consists of the following elements:

• Modelling - use and support for the transport and land-use model TMfS/TELMoS;
• Planning - the collection and provision of planning data and support to Development Planning Agenda; and
• Data Collection - the collection of transport and travel data and other user specified data.

Further detail regarding LATIS can be found on the LATIS website at http://www.latis.org.uk/about/about.html

The Transport Model for Scotland (TMfS) is an enhanced four-stage multi-modal model with detailed link and junction assignments and an interactive land-use model which forms part of the modelling suite of the LATIS service offered by Transport Scotland. The model is an enhanced version of the Central Scotland Traffic Model (Version 3) and has a base year of 2007. TMfS covers the entirety of Scotland, including the highlands and islands. It contains detailed road and public transport networks and travel demand defined by mode, purpose and car availability.

Further information regarding TMfS can be found in Section 17.3.

Sources:

TMfS makes use of data from other such models as Strathclyde Integrated Transport Model (SITM - see Section 17.2.17), CSTM3 and CSTM3A. The development process involves a programme of roadside interviews, traffic surveys and public transport surveys.

Data Availability:

TMfS is able to provide traffic forecasts on all Trunk Roads within the modelled area up to 2026. Information from different modelling stages within TMfS can be extracted for use in more detailed scheme appraisal processes.

Various data is collected and input to the model. These include:

• Planning and Forecast data;
• Roadside Interview data;
• Public Transport data;
• Journey Time data; and
• Junction Turning Count data.

Information from these various datasets can be obtained from TMfS.

Format of the Data:

TMfS is based on the Citilabs CUBE VOYAGER modelling suite (which requires a licence), it also makes use of CUBE CLUSTER (which needs a separate licence). Output from the model can however be produced in text or spreadsheet format.

Data Use:

TMfS can be used to test different major road and public transport schemes or policy initiatives as well as local transport strategies. In addition, the model can be used to analyse the transport demand consequences of different land-use and economic growth assumptions.

TMfS can also be used at a strategic level feeding traffic data etc. into local area models for more detailed scheme appraisal.

Data Access:

TMfS is available to Local Authorities from Transport Scotland. A CUBE VOYAGER licence will be required to be able to operate the software. The model will be able to be operated by consultants on behalf of Local Authorities on a ‘bureau service basis'.

Cost:

TMfS is available free of charge to Local Authorities. A fee may be charged to private sector bodies. The Scottish Government will impose a charge (based on their consultant's agreed rates) for the extraction of data from TMfS.

Contacts:

The Transport Scotland contact for the TMfS is:

Hugh Gillies, Strategy and Investment, Tel. 0141 272 7571; Fax. 0141 272 7560
Email hugh.gillies@transportscotland.gsi.gov.uk.