Create Plans/Population file with Census file?

[MarcinKinque]

Hello,

I’ve been researching and following the MATSim tutorial to create a plans/population file for my simulation. The setup is fairly straightforward: I used an OSM network, cropped it with Osmosis, and converted it to a MATSim XML network file using RunSimpleNetworkReader.

Now, I want to generate a plans/population file for this network. I have data on how many people live in the area, how many work or attend school, and basic information on daily car usage for commuting. I read that RunZPopulationGenerator can create this kind of plans/population file, but I’m not clear on the use of the CENSUS file. Is this something I need to create myself?

I am also currently attempting to use CEMDAP for a Population creation. However, is there a converter for the CEMDAP population files to convert it to the MATsim format or do I need to do that on my own?

Could you please provide guidance or tips on how to proceed? I hope I’m on the right track.