National Academies Press: OpenBook

Volume 1: TRAQS User Guide (2018)

Chapter: 2. TRAQS Installation

« Previous: 1. Acknowledgments
Page 10
Suggested Citation:"2. TRAQS Installation." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Volume 1: TRAQS User Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25228.
×
Page 10
Page 11
Suggested Citation:"2. TRAQS Installation." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Volume 1: TRAQS User Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25228.
×
Page 11
Page 12
Suggested Citation:"2. TRAQS Installation." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Volume 1: TRAQS User Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25228.
×
Page 12
Page 13
Suggested Citation:"2. TRAQS Installation." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Volume 1: TRAQS User Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25228.
×
Page 13
Page 14
Suggested Citation:"2. TRAQS Installation." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Volume 1: TRAQS User Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25228.
×
Page 14
Page 15
Suggested Citation:"2. TRAQS Installation." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Volume 1: TRAQS User Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25228.
×
Page 15

Below is the uncorrected machine-read text of this chapter, intended to provide our own search engines and external engines with highly rich, chapter-representative searchable text of each book. Because it is UNCORRECTED material, please consider the following text as a useful but insufficient proxy for the authoritative book pages.

TRAQS User Guide Page 10 2. TRAQS INSTALLATION This section provides information on the installation and configuration of TRAQS. System Requirements Installation Instructions Preferences 2.1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS TRAQS is a desktop software application designed to run on Microsoft® Windows® that can be in- stalled in the following Windows operating systems (32-bit and 64-bit):  Microsoft Windows 10  Microsoft Windows 8 and 8.1  Microsoft Windows 7 Minimum Hardware Requirements Before you install TRAQS, make sure you have the following minimum hardware requirements:  Intel Core I3 processor  At least 10 GB of available disk space (more space recommended for large projects)  At least 4 GB of RAM (additional memory is recommended) Required Software Installations Before using TRAQS, you MUST install the following applications on your computer: 1. MySQL Server 5.6 & above (or the same versions that MOVES2014a supports) 2. MOVES2014a 3. EMFAC2014 (if projects are located in California) Please see Preferences, for additional information on the above required applications.

TRAQS User Guide Page 11 2.2. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS While you can install TRAQS in your computer anytime, you must have administrative rights to install MySQL, MOVES2014a, and EMission FACtors (EMFAC). How to Install TRAQS On Your Computer: 1. Download and save the TRAQS installation file, TRAQS-Version_X.X.X-Install.msi, to a tem- porary folder on your computer. 2. Double-click on the installation file to initiate the installation process. 3. The TRAQS Setup - Select destination directory screen is displayed. Either accept the de- fault destination directory or select the desired destination folder. Click Next. 4. The TRAQS Setup - Install TRAQS screen is displayed. A progress status is displayed while files are being copied and installed.

TRAQS User Guide Page 12 5. As soon as the installation process is completed, the TRAQS Setup - Completing the TRAQS installer screen is displayed. Click Finish. 6. The installer creates a shortcut for TRAQS on your Desktop. Double-click on the TRAQS soft- ware icon in order to launch the application.

TRAQS User Guide Page 13 How to Install TRAQS Sample Projects: 1. Download and save the TRAQS Sample Projects install file, TRAQS_Sample_Projects_In- stall.exe, to a temporary folder on your computer. 2. Double-click on the installation file to initiate the installation process. 3. TRAQS sample projects will be installed, by default, in the folder “C:\TRAQS_Projects”. However, during the installation, you can change this path by clicking on the Browse button, available on the right side of the Destination folder field.

TRAQS User Guide Page 14 2.3. PREFERENCES The Preferences dialog is where you specify the path/executable to the following applications:  MySQL: Open Source SQL database management system  MOVES: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator modeling system  EMFAC: California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions factors model  AERMOD: US EPA AERMOD air dispersion model TRAQS requires these applications to be installed in your computer in order to operate. You have access to the Preferences dialog by selecting the menu option File | Preferences. MySQL Executable: If you do not have MySQL Server installed in your computer, then visit the link below for download and installation instructions: https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ You can specify the location of the MySQL executable file (e.g. mysql.exe) by clicking on the Browse button. Preferences dialog

TRAQS User Guide Page 15 MOVES2014a Install Folder: You must have the US EPA MOVES2014a mobile emissions model installed in your computer to be able to use the MOVES module within TRAQS. You can specify the location of the MOVES2014a folder by clicking on the Browse button. See link below where you can download the MOVES2014a installation and related documentation: https://www3.epa.gov/otaq/models/moves/#downloading-2014a EMFAC2014 Executable: You must have CARB's EMFAC2014 mobile emissions model installed in your computer to be able to evoke the EMFAC application from within TRAQS. You can specify the location of the EMFAC2014 executable by clicking on the Browse button. See link below where you can download EMFAC2014 installation and related documentation: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msei/categories.htm#emfac2014 AERMOD Executable: The US EPA AERMOD model executable version 15181 (aermod.exe) is included in the TRAQS in- stallation package. TRAQS will automatically display in this field the location of this aermod.exe file. If the US EPA releases a new version of the AERMOD model, users will need to spec- ify the path to this new executable version by pressing the button. TRAQS will be compatible with the new version of the AERMOD model as long as In- put File keywords used by TRAQS were not modified in the new version of the model. Available Buttons: Press this button to specify the path and executable. Press this button to clear the text field. Press this button to restore the field with the location of the AERMOD model that is included with the TRAQS install.

Next: 3. Introduction »
Volume 1: TRAQS User Guide Get This Book
×
MyNAP members save 10% online.
Login or Register to save!
Download Free PDF

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 246: Volume 1: TRAQS User Guide provides guidance for using the TRansportation Air Quality System (TRAQS). TRAQS is an open source software designed to conduct mobile air quality assessments for three primary purposes:

  1. Project-Level Conformity (Hot-Spot Analyses)
  2. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
  3. General Transportation Planning

TRAQS is designed to streamline the model process and minimize any limitations of standalone software packages by integrating individual models and databases into a user-friendly, intuitive Graphical User Interface. It provides access to advanced modeling tools and mapping features. Overall, TRAQS offers the capabilities necessary to complete a Project-Level air quality analysis with increased accuracy and efficiencies.

Download the open source software as well as NCHRP Web-Only Document 246: Volume 2, TRAQS: A Combined Interface for Project-Level Air Quality Analysis, which accompany the Users Guide.

Note: TRAQS functions with versions of air quality models current as of December 2016: MOVES2014a and EMFAC2014.

TRAQS is written in Python, an open-source programming language. Developers or users who wish to customize or enhance TRAQS may download the source code from the project web page.

This software is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively "TRB") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages.

  1. ×

    Welcome to OpenBook!

    You're looking at OpenBook, NAP.edu's online reading room since 1999. Based on feedback from you, our users, we've made some improvements that make it easier than ever to read thousands of publications on our website.

    Do you want to take a quick tour of the OpenBook's features?

    No Thanks Take a Tour »
  2. ×

    Show this book's table of contents, where you can jump to any chapter by name.

    « Back Next »
  3. ×

    ...or use these buttons to go back to the previous chapter or skip to the next one.

    « Back Next »
  4. ×

    Jump up to the previous page or down to the next one. Also, you can type in a page number and press Enter to go directly to that page in the book.

    « Back Next »
  5. ×

    To search the entire text of this book, type in your search term here and press Enter.

    « Back Next »
  6. ×

    Share a link to this book page on your preferred social network or via email.

    « Back Next »
  7. ×

    View our suggested citation for this chapter.

    « Back Next »
  8. ×

    Ready to take your reading offline? Click here to buy this book in print or download it as a free PDF, if available.

    « Back Next »
Stay Connected!