UAF, Quick Clear Value Engineering
Free space models are extremely powerful and can yield a wealth of information with little or no detailed data input.
The UAF provides a fully featured Spatial Analysis (SA) tool. Once we have defined free space areas and the demand regions or spawn points where agents will enter and exit the space, the SA tool generates a colour coded map to highlight those areas of the space which are most likely to have conflict issues. The SA tool is invaluable in performing this early stage “no data” value engineering.
Probability of Conflict Analysis
Spatial Analysis can be used pre simulation to estimate areas of highest probability of conflict or most wear and tear. Space utilisation values can be queried using the Spatial Metrics Tool during or after simulation to see the actual effect of the available free space on the movement of agents. This tool is used to highlight where excessive density or high spatial utilisation values indicate a potential for crushing and injury as the crowd moves through the model.
Space utilisation can also be used to identify areas of the free space model where retail units will benefit from the highest levels of pass-by traffic, possibly suggesting a higher rental cost in these areas. Conversely Space utilisation analysis can show areas of dead space where no agents move through indicating where new features of facilities can be placed without adversely affecting the flow or people through the space.
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