ANYWAYS Documentation

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ANYWAYS lets you change the road network and see how traffic responds. In this get started guide, you’ll create your first project, build a scenario, make a simple road network change, and simulate traffic.

Step 1: Create your first project

Create an account at anyways.eu/signup. Once logged in:

1. Click New Project
2. Zoom to or search for an area you’re interested in
3. Click Create Project

You will see this:

Project view with a brand new empty project.

Step 2: Build a scenario

Each new project starts with two scenarios. Scenarios let you test different “what-if” changes in the same area.

To open a scenario:

1. Open Scenario 1 by clicking the scenario button. Scenario 0 will later be used as the reference.

   

2. An empty map will open

A new empty scenario.

Step 3: Close a road

Now you’ll make your first road network change.

1. Click Edit in the bottom-right corner
2. Zoom in on a road segment
3. Click the road to select it
4. Click Closed to close the road for all traffic
5. Click Save changes.

In the example below, the road segment is set to Closed:

The road network editor open with a road segment selected and set to Closed.

✅ Congrats! — you’ve made your first edit in ANYWAYS.

Step 4: Simulate traffic

To simulate traffic in ANYWAYS, you need to create a dataset.

The empty datasets widget in a scenario.

We start with the simplest case, a location dataset. A locations dataset lets you simulate trips to or from a single location by generating origins or destinations around it.

1. Click add dataset
2. On the top left set the parameters as you wish or leave them default. Choose the direction Towards or Away from
3. Click on the map to select the location

Simulated traffic with routes to a supermarket.

✅ That’s it — you’ve created a complete scenario and simulated traffic in ANYWAYS.

What’s next?

You’re ready to explore more advanced workflows in ANYWAYS. Continue with one of the guides below:

• Simulate traffic

  Create one or more datasets and evaluate how trips are assigned to the network within a scenario.

  → Simulate Traffic

• Edit the road network

  Make additional or more advanced changes, such as changing direction, access restrictions, or speed limits.

  → Road Network Editing

• Explore routes

  Manually test and compare routes through the network using the route planner.

  → Using the route planner

• Model delays

  Slow down specific stretches of road for a scenario — rush-hour bottlenecks, congestion, signal delays — without editing the underlying network.

  → Delays

Looking for details?

If you already know what you’re looking for:

• Guides: step-by-step instructions for specific tasks
  • Scenarios: Build scenarios, compare before and after.
  • Simulate Traffic: To simulate traffic you can add or create datasets.
  • Road Network Editing: Make changes to the road network.
  • Using the route planner: To study specific routes or quickly explore network changes you can use the route planner.
  • Delays: Slow down specific stretches of road for a scenario without editing the underlying network.
• Reference: precise definitions, parameters, and edge cases.
• QGIS plugin: Work in your own way in QGIS. Use whatever data it is you have and combine ANYWAYS route calculations with all your GIS data.

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