MOVES2014 Overview for
Experienced MOVES Users
United States
Environmental Proloclion
Agency
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MOVES2014 Overview for
Experienced MOVES Users
Assessment and Standards Division
Office of Transportation and Air Quality
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
United States
Environm«nl.»l ProlecliQn
Agency
EPA-420-B-14-059
July 2014
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Introduction
The purpose of this guide is to provide experienced MOVES users with a brief overview of
the major functional changes included in MOVES2014.
Can I still run MOVES2010b if I've downloaded MOVES2014?
Yes. However, some users must download a patch that modifies MOVES2010b to
communicate with the new version of MySQL. EPA has provided a patch that can be
downloaded through the MOVES installation suite. If you skipped over this step, you may
return at any time to the installation suite to install the patch. After the patch is installed,
both MOVES2010b and MOVES2014 may be run from the same computer.
How do I convert MOVES2010b databases into MOVES2014
format?
EPA has provided a database converter for both project and county scale databases. The
converter can be accessed from the Tools menu of the GUI. Users are cautioned that
because the fuels database has been updated, fuels tables that have been converted may
not reflect the most recent fuel information. Additionally, the monthVMTfraction table may
need to be re-imported if a leap-year is being modeled. EPA has removed leap years from
MOVES, and consequently, monthVMTfractions for leap years will be deleted during
database conversion.
What changes have been made to the MOVES GUI?
EPA has added several enhancements that will improve how you can develop Runspecs
through the MOVES GUI.
Password Prompt
The first obvious GUI change is when MOVES is first opened. MOVES2014 now requires a
password. This is in response to user feedback indicating many IT departments require a
password protected interface between software programs and MySQL. The default user
name is "moves" and the default password is "moves" (lowercase, no quotes). These may
be changed at any time by the user.
Non-Road
MOVES2014 includes the option to model either onroad or nonroad emissions. Under the
Scale panel of the GUI, users can select either the "Onroad" or "Nonroad" model. The
NONROAD2008 model has been incorporated into the framework of MOVES2014. It will
produce the same emissions estimates as NONROAD2008 assuming no inputs are changed
by the user.
Ethanol
In the On Road Vehicle and Equipment panel, users now have the option to choose Ethanol
(E-85) as a fuel type. Users should select ethanol, along with gasoline, diesel, and CNG for
most modeling scenarios. MOVES assumes that the default fleet uses all of these fuels;
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omitting one may result in emissions being calculated for on a only sub-set of the complete
vehicle fleet.
Ramp Option
In the Road Type panel, users now have the option of separating ramp emissions from
highway (restricted road) emissions. By selecting the box "Provide separate ramp output",
emissions will be produced for seven road types (assuming all road types were selected):
Road type 1 - Off-network
Road type 3 - Rural Unrestricted
Road type 5 - Urban Unrestricted
Road type 6 - Rural Restricted without Ramps
Road type 7 - Urban Restricted without Ramps
Road type 8 - Rural Restricted only Ramps
Road type 9 - Urban Restricted only Ramps
This selection is completely optional, and will not affect the emissions calculations and the
total emissions inventory.
Auto-chaining
A button has been added to the pollutant and processes panel to automatically select the
prerequisite pollutants for a given selection. For instance, selecting "Primary Exhaust PM2.5
- Total" will prompt the user to also select "Composite - NonECPM" and "Elemental
Carbon". Clicking the button "Select Prerequisites" will automatically select those pollutants.
Regulatory Class Output Option
In the output emissions detail panel, users now have the option to output by "Regulatory
Class". This can be selected instead of, or along with, source type output. Selecting this
option will not affect the total inventory, but will provide a breakdown of emissions by
regulatory class.
What changes have been made to MOVES inputs?
EPA has made several improvements and added flexibility to how users can provide local
data to the model. The following are new or improved input options.
Hotelling Importer
In the county and project data manager, users will now have the option of providing local
truck hotelling activity. Hotelling is specific to activity performed by long haul combination
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trucks (source type 62). The Hotelling importer has two panels; both are optional. The first,
"hotellingActivityDistribution" allows users to specify the fraction of long haul combination
trucks (by model year) that are in extended idle mode, Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) mode, or
engine-off mode during the modeling period. National default data are available and will be
used if no table is imported.
The second panel allows users to define "hotellingHours" directly to the model. In
MOVES2014, the number of truck idle hours are based on a national allocation to the
county-scale. The amount of idling occurring in a given county is based on long haul
combination truck VMT on rural restricted roadways. Consequently, a county with no rural
highway VMT for long haul combination trucks with have no hotelling hours. If local data are
available, the importer can be used to provide these values to the model.
Starts Importer
MOVES2014 offers the option to import local vehicle start information. Depending on the
data available, users can use one or more of the following panels:
startsPerDay - defines the number of starts per day
startsHourFraction - specifies the distribution of starts throughout the day
startsSourceTypeFraction - allocates starts to different source types
startsMonthAdjust - adjusts start activity by month
importStartsOpModeDistribution - defines vehicles soak times
starts - allows users to provide the complete starts table (by source type, dayid, modelyear,
monthid)
The starts importer is optional. If no data are provided, MOVES will calculate starts based on
the user defined source type population input.
Fuel RegionID
A new analysis of nationwide fuel use prompted a change in how fuels are defined at the
county-level in the default database. Instead of each county having a unique fuel supply,
the default fuel supply is divided into fuel regions. The obvious impact of this change is that
the fuel supply table now has a column for fuelregionID rather than countyid. Using the
MOVES2010b to MOVES2014 converter will automatically add the appropriate fuel region ID
to the fuel supply table.
Fuel Usage Importer
MOVES2014 allows users to model ethanol (E-85) in the fleet. The new fuelusage table
specifies the fraction of E-85-capable vehicles using E-85 vs. conventional gasoline. Default
information is available, but this input is required for running MOVES.
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Fuel Wizard
The Fuel Wizard is a tool available in the fuels tab of the county and project data manager
where fuel properties can be modified in a manner consistent with refinery modeling. For
instance, changing a given fuel's RVP should affect other properties of that fuel. The Fuel
Wizard will correctly modify the other fuel formulation properties based on the change made
to RVP.
VMT Changes
EPA has removed leap years from the model. The monthVMTfraction table now has no
column for ISIeapyear.
Additionally, when populating the HPMSvtypeyear table, users should be aware that EPA has
combined HPMS class 20 and 30 into a new 25 class. The Federal Highway Administration
changed their definitions of 20 and 30 classes from "passenger cars" and "other 2-axle 4-
tire trucks" to "short wheelbase" and "long wheel base." There is mapping of wheel base
length to EPA's regulatory classes, so, EPA has combined 20 and 30 classes into the new 25
class to represent light-duty vehicles under 10,000 Ibs. Users should not import an
HPMSVTypeyear table with the old 20 and 30 classes into MOVES2014.
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