STEP Conference 2016 - Colin Gillespie, SEPA - National Modelling Framework, One Year On
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Cleaner Air For Scotland
National Modelling FrameworkOne Year on…
Colin Gillespie
· The NMF approach under CAFS
· Basis for problem solving
· Developing Working Groups· Gathering evidence
· Air quality data· Local traffic data collection· Visualising and analysing data· Addressing uncertainties
· Presenting evidence beyond paper-based report
· Next Steps…· Developing the modelling tools for regional and local planning
The focus is on…
National Modelling Framework
· Focus has been on developing the city approach and working groups
· Peer review of the Pilot Project
· On-line resources to facilitate city models
· Identifying regional traffic models
· Investigating standard regional approach
Problem solving approach to inform local actions
Basis behind the local model:· Define the problem to be solved
· Gather all available data/information and
analyse/visualise to generate information
· Identify critical data and address uncertainties
· Turn data into information
· Strong partnership approach
Basis of defining areas at risk, providing the evidence to underpin actions
NMF Groups to deliver the national approach for the Cities
· Co-ordinating the four city groups to deliver the detailed city models
· Ensuring the NMF is evidence-based for developing actions
· Each of the city groups are now set up – LAs, Regional Transport Partnership, TS and SEPA
· Modelling areas have been identified
· Progressing detailed data collection
Glasgow Edinburgh Dundee Aberdeen
National approach for gathering data and building the right picture
Data gathering· Traffic data collection
· Two-tiered approach · Visualising traffic information
· Identify existing data/information· Gathering additional traffic data – Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)
· Improving street-based emissions and observed measurements
· Generate additional data/information to help inform the decision making process for generating actions
Collecting basic data sets…
· Collate AQ data from diffusion tubes and automatic stations
· Identify traffic data sources – LAs, TS, RTAs · Collate traffic data from multiple automatic stations
and modelled outputs
· Build visualisation tools to inform potential model area and identify gaps
National data sets vs Local data
· Pilot Project identified the need for good local traffic data
· Discrepancy between DfT data and local data · Greater traffic data provides greater volume of traffic
information· Local information is needed to generate local actions
Collecting traffic data for Glasgow
· Existing data identifies gaps
· Local knowledge defines collection points· Traffic flow and traffic composition – identifies key
routes
· Data collected is fit for use beyond AQ
Visualising Glasgow traffic data(total traffic)
· Visualisation tools are great for identifying issues
early
Dealing with uncertainties – national vs local
· National Annual Average Daily Flows (AADF) conversion factor: 1.15 (withdrawn from TG16)
· Aberdeen: Automatic Traffic Count data used to calculate local AADF conversion factor (Union Street: 1.48, Market Street: 1.28)
Glasgow traffic flow rates
· Visualisation of 12 to 24 hour traffic flow rates
· Generating street specific AADF conversion rates
Glasgow ANPR data
· Valuable source of traffic information
· Identify specific traffic corridors
· Visualisation tools to interrogate the data
Using ANPR to focus on specific vehicle groups
· Split traffic data to fine scale
· Identify down to year and Euro Class
· Vehicle types – double decker vs coach
· National fleet vs local fleet composition
Dealing with wider uncertainties
· Model outputs vs monitoring station data
· Easterly wind resulted in high observations
· Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model shows recirculation zone at monitoring station
· Understand uncertainties
CFD modelling for Glasgow
· AQ base-runs have been undertaken
· CFD model has been built for Glasgow
· Potential issues are being identified early
Next focus in the City modellingOver the next year…
· Traffic data collection for Edinburgh should be completed this month
· Collection points will be agreed for Dundee and Aberdeen
· Final traffic data will be collected early 2017
· All four cities will be modelled
· Begin to identify further cities and towns as set out in CAFS actions
Regional NMF modelOver the next year…
· Investigate different approaches and build on requirements – initial work on the Netherlands model has shown good results
· Build on regional partnerships to identify relevant data across regional development areas
· Develop and trial modelling approach for regional and local development planning · Develop internet-based host for regional models and assessment tools for planning
· Develop reporting portal and guidance
Thanks