MetroCount Traffic Executive v4 introduces a new, unified program called MTExec. All data analysis and communications components have been combined into a single platform as part of the continuing development of MTE. MTExec's main workspace can be easily toggled between two layouts from the View menu:
Setup look - includes RSU toolbar, status bar and event log with filtering.
Report look - maximises available space for reports.
All report, file tree and Site List windows can be grouped and tiled by dragging their tab to the right or bottom of MTExec's main window.
MetroCount 5810 Loop Classifier
MTE v4 introduces support for the MetroCount 5810 Loop Classifier. MTExec's advanced partitioning and classification algorithms use the raw, time-stamped data from the MC5810 to produce individual vehicles with highly accurate speed and length. These individual vehicles seamlessly integrate into MTExec's array of classification reports and powerful vehicle filtering tools.
MTExec now uses the term Trigger to interchangeably mean hits on an axle sensor, such as tubes and piezos, or activations of an inductive loop by a vehicle.
Please visit http://tech-metrocount.com/mc5810 for more information on the MetroCount 5810 Loop Classifier.
MCSetLite Multi-language Setup
MTE v4 includes a new version of MCSetLite for Windows PCs and tablets. MCSetLite provides full RSU status, setup and unload, with a fully translated user interface.
MTExec includes several interface enhancements for use on touch-screen PCs and tablets. Menus, toolbars and splitter bars are all increased in size to aid operation. Gestures like tap-and-hold and also fully supported.
The Custom Template Report generates a user-defined presentation from a set of MetroCount data files. MTExec merges analysed data and statistics into an Open Document template file, to produce word processing documents, spreadsheets or presentation files. The Open Document format is supported by a variety of software packages, including Microsoft Office or Apache Open Office.
The key to the Custom Template Report is embedded tags in a template file. When a Custom Template Report is generated, MTExec searches a specified template file for known tags, substitutes the tags with their calculated values, then saves the template as a new document.
MTExec now supports up to a year of weekly files in any multi-file report.
MTExec's Time Bars display the data span of each file in the background of the File Tree View. This feature is extremely useful for locating contiguous data, grouping multi-lane data and easily spotting missing data.
The Time Bars are scaled to fit the width of the File Tree View window. The time and date under the mouse pointer are displayed in the status bar at the bottom left.
To display the Time Bars, right-click any file and select the Time Bars option in the pop-up menu. The Time Bar colour can be changed in the Default Profile's Color settings.
Use the Plus and Minus keys to step through file properties in MTExec's File Tree View. Double-click a file and select a page in the Properties dialog box, click back in the File Tree View to give it the focus, then use the Plus and Minus keys to step back and forth through the files. This provides rapid file quality inspection using Triggers and Spectrum graphs.
Individual Vehicle Report Features
The Individual Vehicle report now displays the compass direction and lane number for each vehicle. There is also the option to show vehicles removed by the vehicle filter, which are shown in a different colour. Both options can be toggled by right-clicking the report and selecting Properties.
Class Speed Matrix Class Names
The Class Speed Matrix report now includes the class names in the column headings.
Time Filter Auto-wrap Options
MTExec's time filter includes a range of new Auto-Wrap options for aligning to calendar months. There's also options for aligning to the last week or month of data, rather than the first. This is extremely useful for multiple, contiguous datasets, where unloads occur at unaligned times.
A search for data by site name can be launched directly from a Site List. Right-click any site in a Site List and select Search for data. MTExec will open a new File Tree window with the search results.
Site List maps now support map images using Mercator projection, allowing for maps with larger spans of latitude from common mapping websites.
Report Profiles now include a Span filter, which includes vehicles within the specified range. Span refers to wheelbase for axle sensors (tube, piezo) and vehicle length for vehicle sensors (loop).
MTExec places the last unloaded data file at the top of the Recent Files list in the File Management List for rapid access. Right-clicking the file and selecting Properties now displays the same file properties as the File Tree window, including Triggers and Spectrum for quality checking.
The Primary direction for reports containing bidirectional data is now always North or East. Previous versions of MTE would use the AB direction of the first loaded file as the primary direction.
Closing modified Site Lists and reports now prompts with the message Save the changes? This is opposite to previous versions.