The modeling process represents the transformation of the user network in the master GIS into the EMME/2 coverage. This can be complex or simple depending on the design of the database. In order to create the EMME/2 coverage from an existing master GIS, the planner has to take a road network coverage and convert it into an aggregate representation by removing unnecessary details, merging some arcs together and reevaluating attributes. Also, if the transportation network includes a transit network, the planner has to take the route-system representing transit lines and split underlying arcs at bus stops to create a node. This process must include a procedure to keep the correspondence between the user network and the base network of the EMME/2 coverage. The modeling process is specific to the organization where it is implemented.
E) Data structure of the EMME/2 coverage
The EMME2.AAT table stores information related to the arcs of the EMME/2 coverage, and its definition follows the NETWORK data model of ArcInfo. This implies that, since one arc






