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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................................... III
LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................... III
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 1
DIFFERENCES FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS .................................................................... 1
GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................................. 3
OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................... 3
DISK LIMITS ................................................................................................................................. 3
INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................. 3
STARTING URBEMIS2007 .......................................................................................................... 3
QUICK START............................................................................................................................... 4
WHERE ELSE TO GET HELP .......................................................................................................... 5
USING URBEMIS2007 ................................................................................................................ 5
APPEARANCE ............................................................................................................................... 5
STEP 1: OPEN A NEW OR EXISTING PROJECT ................................................................ 6
CREATING A NEW PROJECT .......................................................................................................... 7
OPEN AN EXISTING PROJECT ........................................................................................................ 9
MODIFY PROJECT SETTINGS ........................................................................................................ 9
STEP 2 – ENTER LAND USE DATA ........................................................................................ 9
TABLE 1. LAND USE DEFINITIONS AND PERCENT WORKER COMMUTE ........... 13
TABLE 2. URBEMIS2007 TRIP GENERATION RATES ................................................... 15
PASS-BY TRIPS ........................................................................................................................... 16
TABLE 3. URBEMIS LAND USES SORTED BY CATEGORY WITH TRIP
PERCENTAGES ........................................................................................................................ 17
STEP 3: ENTER CONSTRUCTION DATA ........................................................................... 18
SETTING UP CONSTRUCTION PHASES......................................................................................... 19
DEMOLITION .............................................................................................................................. 21
FINE SITE GRADING ................................................................................................................... 22
MASS SITE GRADING ................................................................................................................. 23
TRENCHING ................................................................................................................................ 24
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ......................................................................................................... 24
ASPHALT .................................................................................................................................... 25
ARCHITECTURAL COATING ........................................................................................................ 26
CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION MEASURES .................................................................... 26
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT EXHAUST ...................................................................................... 27
FUGITIVE DUST MITIGATION ..................................................................................................... 27
URBEMIS2007 for Windows Users’ Guide
Version 9.2
November 2007
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