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How do I Create Scripts to run MOVES3 from the Command Line?
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . While the easiest way to interact with MOVES3 is via its graphical user interface (GUI), it is sometimes useful to process MOVES RunSpecs in batches via the Windows command line. To this end, MOVES3 has a set of commands that…
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Redoing calculations if RMP*Comp is updated
Will RMP*Comp be updated? If so, would I have to redo calculations I might already have made with an earlier version? No, you do not have to redo your work if you have already completed your consequence analyses. RMP*Comp is based on the EPA's Offsite Consequence Analysis Guidance (OCA Guidance)…
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Different distances to toxic endpoints with different versions of RMP*Comp
I've noticed that for certain chemicals, RMP*Comp gives substantially different distances to the toxic endpoint than previous versions. Why? In the current version of RMP*Comp, we have incorporated new chemical-specific distance tables for ammonia, chlorine, and sulfur dioxide. The generic tables are still used for other chemicals (you can see…
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Distance to endpoint calculations used by RMP*Comp
Does RMP*Comp perform some math or modelling in order to arrive at an endpoint distance, or is it simply interpolating from the tables in the EPA's Offsite Consequence Analysis Guidance (OCA Guidance)? RMP*Comp follows the procedures set out in the OCA Guidance . This means that for some scenarios, the…
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Is There Any Documentation Available for Installing MOVES on Linux?
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES is designed for the Windows operating system and the EPA MOVES Team only tests and supports MOVES in Windows environments. However, users have reported successfully installing and running MOVES in Linux. The instructions for Running MOVES from the Windows…
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Can I Install MOVES on a Server so More than One User Can Access It?
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . No, MOVES is not a multi-user product. MOVES is primarily intended for use on a Windows10 64-bit personal computer. In addition, we have run MOVES2014a, MOVES2014b and MOVES3 on Windows Server 2012 R2 very successfully for years as a single…
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What sources make up the Tier 1 categories used in the emissions trends?
Tier 1 categories are assigned by source classification codes (SCCs) that are the most specific processes available in the NEI. The latest SCC list with the Tier 1 assignments can be downloaded from the EPA SCC website in Comma Separate Values (CSV) format.
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What is the cause of the large decrease in electric utility emissions, particularly sulfur dioxide, starting in 1995?
SO2 emissions reductions from utilities during this time are primarily attributed to the impacts of the acid rain program. As described on EPA’s Acid Rain Program web page, Phase 1 of this program began in 1995 and affected 263 units at 110 most coal-burning electric utility plants in 21 eastern…
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How do I automate MOVES installation (for example, with Microsoft Endpoint Manager)?
The MOVES installer typically requires user interaction to make various selections. However, if the default installation options are acceptable for your needs, the installer can be run without user interaction on the command line using the /VERYSILENT flag. If this is a first time installation you will need to create…
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What are the Computer Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing and Running MOVES?
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES is designed to run on a single personal computer with a Windows 10 or 11 operating system. The recommended minimum hardware for a desktop or laptop computer running MOVES are: 64-bit CPU with 4 or more cores: Intel i7…
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Does MOVES work with the Apple Macintosh operating system (iOS)?
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES is designed for the Windows operating system and EPA tests it only on Windows. We do not have the capability to adapt MOVES for iOS or test its use in an Apple environment. We expect MOVES can be used…
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Are the Java Source Code and Supporting Files for Compiling MOVES Available to Users?
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . EPA’s MOVES source code files and code documentation are available on GitHub . Please note that any changes to the code may affect the operation of MOVES in unintended ways. For State Implementation Plan (SIP) and conformity purposes, the only…
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What should I do if I’m having problems with MOVES and my computer uses non-Latin characters?
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES may fail to run if the operating system and MariaDB server are not both set to use UTF-8 character coding. This problem is seen most often on computers that are set to use languages other than English. MOVES does…
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When I Click on Produce Summary Report Following an Emission Rates Run, Why Do I Get An Error Message that says "Database Error Occurred Trying to Produce Report Header Table"?
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . The Summary Reporter does not work when you choose the Emission Rate calculation in the Scale panel. It only works with the Inventory calculation selection. The emission rates that you generated are found in the RatePerDistance, RatePerProfile and RatePerVehicle tables…
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What Should I Do About this Warning: "Warning: A Work File Failed. Calculations will be Retried. No data has been lost."?
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . This is just a warning message not an error message so there is nothing to fix. This is a internal timing issue when the MOVES worker tries to access a file and there is a lock on it. This lock…
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