Project Meeting 2017.02.06

Multiple zone systems (10 am Pacific)

@Ben reviewed the working design
@Wu sent over all the network LOS CSV files and is still working on the OMX files
A GISDK script to export TransCAD matrices to OMX is here
We will convert the SANDAG inputs to the new format and put them on the [MTC box account] (https://mtcdrive.app.box.com/v/activitysim)
We will create a new branch in the repo for the multiple zone system testing
We don't plan to merge it with the master until the larger ActivitySim project funds the integration, probably next year
We will write a little prototype orca model that reads the new inputs, starts-up a NetworkLOS object, runs a bunch of queries, and prints timing statements and what not.
We will start prototyping next week

Funding
- Committed budget for 2017 is $175k (minus 10% for AMPO) for $157,500
- Agency partners are still working on doubling the funding this year; @Clint leading the charge
- For now we will try to spend the $157k by the end of summer and plan for additional funding after that
Contract
- SFCTA signed the contract so agencies should be able to fund next week
- AMPO should be able to issue an NTP within two weeks
- We will move up the random number sequencing task to after data pipeling since it is related
- We agreed to split the complete Phase 3 scope of work into two parts - the funded scope of work and the remaining tasks that will hopefully be funded later this year
Contributions by others
- Maybe later this year agency staff can start helping as well?

@Stefan - Daysim's estimation mode, which reads survey records, and outputs ALOGIT F12 files for input to ALOGIT for re-estimating coefficients, would be a nice feature
Would be difficult to do since ActivitySim, like CT-RAMP, supports user defined expressions
Not in the workplan today, but maybe later

@Joe is organizing discussions with the agency partners, and also eventually with others, to better formulate a long term vision for managing ActivitySim
@Joe will share his notes and questions and plans to eventually update the project Governance page