accession gis

Accession is the first software package to fully address all aspects of travel time and cost mapping using digital road networks, public transport timetable data and flexible, on-demand transport. Endorsed by the UK government, it is able to deliver key performance indicators through the analysis of geodemographic data using travel time, cost or distance. Accession was designed by the UK Department for Transport and developed by MVA and Citilabs using the latest technology.

Basemap were principally involved in the design phase of the software and provided project support throughout the product development life cycle. Basemap are strategically placed to deliver Accession related services. With an in depth knowledge of the Accession product and many years experience in transport accessibility mapping, we can offer onsite training packages specific to particular users requirements and experience. Citilabs have appointed Basemap as the UK distributor of Accession software to both the Public and Private Sectors.

Basemap will fully support all Accession licences sold by them to ensure client satisfaction and continued use of the software. Alternatively, use us to undertake accession related analysis for you providing you with the maps and figures you need in projects.

Training

The two-day training course combines ‘hands-on’ experience, practical exercises and demonstrations and is suitable for both novices and experienced GIS users/accessibility planners.

All equipment for the training course will be provided giving delegates a laptop each to maximise their learning potential. The course will be structured so that the first day covers the basic fundamentals of Accession. This involves inputting road and public transport data and the using basic origin and destination settings to produce contours. Then the course looks at the different types of calculations that can be produced.

The objective of the first days training is to ensure delegates have a good basic knowledge of using Accession.

The second day of the course looks at using more detailed data to increase the accuracy of the results, this is done by using pre-loaded destination data and bringing in census data. This data will then be run through Accession and analysed using both threshold reports and point maps to give greater analysis of the results. The course will then lead to the “What if” scenarios. This means editing the public transport data by putting on new routes, editing routes and existing timetables to show what happens when public transport data is changed. Then looking at how editing the road network by editing road speeds in certain areas and creating/closing existing roads and seeing what effect this has.

By the end of the two day course the delegate will be able to have a good working knowledge of Accession and will be able to utilise many of its functions.