This assignment is intended to help you get UrbanSim up and running and to give you some idea of what UrbanSim can do. You should use a machine you will be working on in the future - either your own or one of the machines at Point 5 (via remote desktop). Right now we have set aside one machine for the capstone class, which can be accessed via remote desktop at grangeville.cseresearch.cs.washington.edu. If you plan to do this assignment via remote desktop, please email Alice to let her know. If there is demand, we'll make additional machines available.
Due Date: Friday, January 25th, 5pm
If you have not already done so, request accounts for Trac and the UrbanSim SVN repository at
https://trondheim.cs.washington.edu/trac-account/
and
https://trondheim.cs.washington.edu/svn-account/
respectively.
Using the instructions at http://www.urbansim.org/docs/installation/, install Opus and UrbanSim. Be sure you install the latest development version. You will need to install a number of python packages and then check out code from the SVN repository. You will also probably want to configure Eclipse so you can use it to work with the code. Instructions for configuring Eclipse can be found here. (There is also a link to this page from the relevant part of the installation directions.)
While performing the installation, make notes about anything that is unclear or that you feel could be improved in the directions. You will turn these notes in.
Now run the Eugene tutorial according to the directions at http://www.urbansim.org/docs/tutorials/run-eugene-model/ (these are the same directions that were distributed in class).
Again, take careful notes of anything that is unclear or could be improved.
Please turn in your notes from parts 2 and 3 via email to Alice - they will be used to help improve the UrbanSim documentation!