1. NGSIM Stakeholders – Software Developers Group Chair Overview presented by Dr. Charles Wallace

2. Goals  Membership Developers and/or distributors of traffic software applicationsDevelopers and/or distributors of traffic software applications  Goals Suggest how NGSIM should be formulated to be useful to software developersSuggest how NGSIM should be formulated to be useful to software developers -Provide input on format and documentation for algorithms and data sets Provide input to validation processProvide input to validation process Help identify potential sources of algorithms and data setsHelp identify potential sources of algorithms and data sets Help incorporate NGSIM products into commercial productsHelp incorporate NGSIM products into commercial products

3. Benefits and Challenges  Benefits to software developers Opportunity to influence R&D that helps improve commercial productsOpportunity to influence R&D that helps improve commercial products Potential to expand product functionality, thus marketabilityPotential to expand product functionality, thus marketability  Challenges Software developers have distinct and widely differing needsSoftware developers have distinct and widely differing needs Proprietary issues inhibit open sharing of information (Trade secrets; Intellectual property)Proprietary issues inhibit open sharing of information (Trade secrets; Intellectual property) Developers provide the bridge from theory to practice – how to best engage users and modelersDevelopers provide the bridge from theory to practice – how to best engage users and modelers Balancing benefits received from NGSIM with proprietary concerns and preservation of market advantageBalancing benefits received from NGSIM with proprietary concerns and preservation of market advantage

4. Quadstone (Paramics) Quadstone (Paramics)AitkenScott PTV (VISSIM) PTV (VISSIM)FellendorfMartin KLD Associates (UNITES/WATSim) KLD Associates (UNITES/WATSim)LiebermanEdward ITT Industries (TSIS/CORSIM) ITT Industries (TSIS/CORSIM)OwenLarry TRL Software Bureau TRL Software BureauTaylorNicholas Virginia Tech University (Integration) Virginia Tech University (Integration)RakhaHesham McTrans McTransSampsonBill UT Austin (TEXAS) UT Austin (TEXAS)RiouxTom Transport Simulation Systems (AIMSUN2) Transport Simulation Systems (AIMSUN2)BarceloJaime IBM/PwC Global (TRANSIMS) IBM/PwC Global (TRANSIMS)LambaNaveen Texas Transportation Institute (PASSER IV) Texas Transportation Institute (PASSER IV)ChaudaryNadeem INRO (EMME/2) INRO (EMME/2)FlorianMichael Trafficware (SYNCHRO/SimTraffic) Trafficware (SYNCHRO/SimTraffic)HuschDavid Caliper (TransCAD) Caliper (TransCAD)SlavinHoward Instant Recall, Inc. Instant Recall, Inc.AougabHamid Econolite EconoliteDuncanGary Eagle EagleHudginsMark McCain Traffic McCain TrafficRagsdalePeter Developers Group – Membership