Senozon Via

Abstract

Via is an application to visualize and analyze MATSim simulation results. Unlike MATSim, Via is not open source; it is developed as a proprietary commercial software by Senozon AG, an ETH Spin-off company founded by two former PhD students involved in MATSim development. Shortly after the company was founded, first (potential) client presentations began; the lack of visual material was an obvious handicap. Explaining to customers that all answers to their questions were contained in a huge events file was not satisfactory; pictures or even animations made it much easier for them to understand. Thus, work on a visualization tool